Recent content by mlc2009

200mg is a supraphysiological dose, a man makes around 7mg daily naturally

retinoids are creams right? like isotrex. how can you apply them to scalp?

I havent took finasteride yet, worried about side effects. I'm 31 and prob norwood 4.. I want a hair transplant, i need to take finasteride maybe and thicker up mid scalp first

I think it means whisker hair is a sign of a balding man, whether now or in future

I'm 31 now and had whisker hair for 10 years, its just thin and whispier.. I shave it to a number 1 so I couldnt care less.. has finasteride improved your retrograde alopecia?

http://amaprod.silverchaircdn.com/data/Journals/DERM/14204/archderm_115_8_004.pdf.gif picture beard hair, above the ears and around nape, thin, whispy

It's hair around ears and nape, which is whispy, almost like beard hair. Its also darker then your current hair. Apparently its seen in guys 18-25 who will be quite bald in future :( Anyone have it? Pictures here - http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=540404

did it do anything to your hair?

Will it? I'm not hoping for major regrowth, but some thickening would be nice. My crown is fine does it regrow on midscalp? will it maintain? what about militarised hairs?

I was told my donor area is good, no hair loss there, so the donor area is limited to 2000-2500 grafts he said. He said the nape area isn't thin and theres no hairloss, the hair is just different - - - Updated - - - I have done some pictures of the back, this is the back of my head ( from...

It's messy on purpose, I haven't had it cut for 8 weeks, I kept it long as I'm going for a derm appointment next week, and I went to see a hair transplant surgeon for consult last week, so I thought the longer the better the hair around my ears and nape of neck, are whispy and strange too, so I'm hoping...

here are some crown pics. Is there any medical reason for diffuse thinning?

sorry for bad pictures, However I'm wondering what stage you think I'm at? I'm considering a transplant in future, will finasteride or minoxidil help my conidition? My crown is pretty thick

So 31, went for a hair transplant consult. I was told my hair is thinning, which I knew.. but then they told me, the sides around my ears and my nape were whispy, and useless for a transplant. My donor area was limited, not sure how many, but he did say in the future he could possibly do 2000...

Hi All attached is a picture from when I was 18, I'm 31 now. The picture was for uni photo, I had just removed a hat, so the fringe was pointing down I had a high hairline then, and high V's.. I havent receeded much since then, but why did I have that hairline so young? I'm tempted to get...