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It's unlikely that you'll run out of stem cells in general, but their numbers, activity and potency do tend to decline with age. Follicular stem cells are not as numerous and do get "tired." That's why the recruitment of other stem cells to the area can revitalize the follicle.

Yeah, unfortunately. They maintained their hair with a minoxidil regimen after the growth from microneedling + minoxidil.

I used it for a while. It seemed to work OK, got tired of putting stuff on my head every day, so I stopped for a year and am now needling only.

Yup, I do. Healing skin.

I take pics every session. Storage is cheap and it will make for a good time-lapse video in the long run.

Following the studies would only result erythema, which would not penetrate the blood vessels. Spray your needles with 70% alcohol before using them, and rub your scalp with the same.

The scientific theory is that the microneedling stimulates the wound healing response, which activates the cells in the area to reverse miniaturization. It also recruits stem cells from deeper down in the scalp to populate the follicles. The follicular microenvironment pushes these stem cells to...

Been rolling for a few weeks and have noticed that my shedding is almost non existent now. No minoxidil, rolling only, 2 days on, one day off. Will post pics after more time has passed. Will have baseline pics and timelapse series. Fingers crossed!

I have a spray bottle of 70% alcohol and nitrile exam gloves from Amazon. 1. Spin roller and spray with alcohol. 2. Spray both gloved hands and rub alcohol onto scalp. 3. Roll. 4. Spin roller and spray with alcohol. 5. Put roller away.

Wnt is a cellular signaling pathway

Minoxidil in its oral form is a blood pressure medication, the risk of using more is that it gets absorbed into your system and starts acting like the pill rather than the topical. Just watch out for the sides that might indicate that you're reacting to it getting absorbed into your system. I...

I believe in the clinical trials for minoxidil, it made no difference in the results when the dose was over 1mL.

Dermarolling only, taking pics at every session, will do a time-lapse video after a few months.

*sides

Normally, the min is topical and doesn't get into the body too much. With wounding, applying min right afterwards increases the amount of min that may be absorbed by the body systemically as opposed to topically only. Check out the sided for the min pill, and so you might increase your risk for...