Acquamarine, your head of hair is still pretty impressive. I'd certainly want to be sure that you've got a genetic disposition to hair loss (i.e. male pattern baldness) before you go all out on the big three. Even when you do, I'd layer the treatments. Some people will respond well to just minoxidil. Others need...
Apparently this appeared on Dateline: New York. Apologies if old news. I found the double standards highlighted in the last paragraph interesting: "Women, too, are torn about the prospect for a cure for baldness. I’d love for my balding husband to have his head of hair restored,” said one woman...
Yes, the big three are finasteride, minoxidil and Nizoral. I've only ever used the liquid and am happy with the results. The laser comb is an 'at the margin' treatment. I recommended it because you're looking to avoid the sexual sides (which are by no means guaranteed) and there aren't a lot of other...
I was the same age when I first noticed I was losing my hair. You can always go for a combination of Nizoral (5%), Minoxidil and Laser Comb. Ultimately that's about what worked for me. I left it a lot later than you to tackle the problem but restored my hair to a point where you wouldn't...
Kirk, I like the way you think. As Tim Ferriss notes in his 4-hour body book: most breakthroughs in performance (and appearance) enhancement start with animals and go through the following adoption curve: racehorses – AIDS patients (because of muscle wasting) and body builders – elite athletes...
Shivers, if you go to this link and click on 'Free PMC Article' just above the images you can get the whole paper. Assuming this is the study you were after I had no trouble doing a post. Not sure what part you're interested in, though. Hope that helps.
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Personally, I wouldn't go all out. I'd pick one or the other of Rogaine and finasteride, along with the nizoral. Why? You've obviously got a better chance using both, but why spend more and risk additional side-effects if you don't need it. In your case, since you've mentioned you haven't progressed...
I'd stop and take a few deep breaths before undertaking the course of action you propose. In the first place what's going to cost you money is not the dermatologist, but the years you'll spend either popping pills or applying lotion. Grab a calculator and do the math over 10 years, or whatever...
Two things that have worked great for my back pain are a Physio who incorporated a lot of Pilates movements and machines into the treatment, based in London. Incredibly effective. On the other end of the scale I tried a practitioner who is into light touch chiropractic manipulation (almost an...
You'll see various threads on the forum on skull expansion / head shape which relate to your question. Paul Taylor has produced a decent ebook (google: paul taylor skull expansion) on the subject and there's also a good article on worldhairloss (google: worldhairloss the mechanics of male...
D.A.M, for what it's worth I'll reinforce Brian's point regarding sticking to one thing and assessing results. As you're young a strong response (finasteride) is probably warranted, but take your time to add extra, if at all possible. There's a tendency to want to get results, FAST. Understandable...
I'd stick with the 1% if you can. Nizoral is not an everyday shampoo. I wouldn't use it more than every second day and don't leave it in for more than 5 minutes each time. Whilst it's a medicated shampoo, and topical medications need time to penetrate and do their job, 10 minutes is...
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Does anyone else find swingline747's posts addictive? I'm starting to read every post he's written. Starting to wonder if I'm being hypnotised by the pair of rhythmically swaying boobs at the bottom of his posts. Lol ... Stefanovic, your question stirred memories of a book I...