Recent content by FrankieNYC

It's tough to say if the increase in finasteride improved my hair, but my doctor recommended it under the theory that it may be losing it's efficacy since I've been on it for so long. The minoxidil I am still using 2x a day maybe 5-6 days a week (and just once a day on the days I can't do it 2x). I...

Not each year, but every 3-4 years I experience sheds. I had a major one in 2013-2014 so I upped my Finasteride dosage to 1/3 a 5 mg pill daily back then.

Sorry for the super-late reply. lol I'm here on lockdown with not much to do so I decided to recheck if there had been any developments re a cure, To answer your questions, I was not a diffuse thinner. I'm not too sure about a shedding period--it's been too long, to be honest. I do notice...

Hey all! It's been a year since this thread, thought I'd give an update. So, as stated on post 1, I tried PRP. I did 3 sessions, 1.5 months apart. Results: can't really say one way or another if it worked or not. One thing I did notice is that my scalp didn't itch for close to a week after each...

Even though I’ve tried nizoral, Medicated shampoos, etc my scalp still itches on occasion. I give my scalp a nice scratch with my fingernails or brush 2x a week. Close to 50-75 (estimate) hairs fall out in the process. Any long term damage in doing this? Does it even help with scalp blood...

After you shower and dry your hair, none to 5 strands at most. After you wake up in the morning? A sh!t load. Over 50+ even

Laser therapy technician does not make any money telling people they’re NOT losing their hair. Go to a doctor and have them examine yourself hair via magnification; ie comparing diameter of permanent hair vs hair on top

I’d say 1.5. From the pics looks like a mature hairline rather than hairloss

Remember, these are promotional videos from people looking to make $$ off of you. They will always show you the best results. It’s also possible that they manipulate the lighting or even add toppik (not saying it was done here, but you can never be too careful).

Those last 10 years would probably be my worse. Based on family history it would be from age 73 to 83, and it would likely be 10 years of dementia, hospital beds, cancer treatments, etc

Hey Dan, I’ve never had any sides except for the scalp itch. You could be reacting differently to the minoxidil or the hypertension could be caused by something else. I also could have developed a tolerance for the minoxidil since I’ve been on it for so long. I did start out with the 2% initially...

Hello Heinrich, you’re right, I don’t know if the little bit of growth I had has bec of the finasteride or weight gain. It’s hard to tell since I was not heavy in my 20s. By the time I gained weight (over 20 pounds my usual) I was already on finasteride. But one thing I have noticed: when my weight is in check...

Hi Dan, I do OD on minoxidil! Lol. The one month canister is not enough for me. I usually go through a one month foam canister every 2 weeks. I start with the temples and go back, crown, and pretty much the whole top. It takes a while to do since foam has to go right to the scalp and I have to use a...

Yes! Strange and in a weird way it makes me feel like fraud. Lol. A good friend of mine started losing his hair at 38. He tells me how “lucky” I am to have good hair genes not knowing that genetically I should be a Norwood 6 (and will eventually be) and he, bec of late start and family history...

My father was completely bald at a Norwood 6, by 33 (could be earlier but this was from a photo I found with a date on it). He met my mother when he was 27, and even then he was pretty much bald. My maternal grandfather was a Norwood 3-4 by the time he was in his late 20s, but he stayed that way...