I've been lurking here since april 2016 or so. Back in 2017 things looked way better for us back then. Shiseido was promising inmune follicles for 2018, Follica a lot of regrowth for 2019, the "super lotion" we called Brotzu for 2018 and Tsuji to release in market for 2020... so no, we are not...
It's good news but I think that for our generation of baldies (from here to 10-15 years) advancements in current transplant methods are going to be way more important
Five years later and almost two Norwoods later, same. The only thing that gives me hope is hair transplants better methods like Zarev and maybe Breezula as an safe anti-androgen. Back in 2017 we were all so sure of Brotzu, Shiseido and Tsuji... All bullshit now.
You are right about the frame. Don't get me wrong I suffer a lot with this but last time I shaved to zero at first I didnt quite liked it but then the third day I got used to it and so did everybody else around me, so that gives me confidence for when the definitive time comes.
I already do Minoxidil and microneedle but I have lose some ground lately. I know that I'm not that bad right now but the moment I reach Norwood 3 I know I will be done with this sh*t and shave it. Being bald at 25 is not that bad, it only means you don't look young anymore, you get used to it...
And both my father and grandparents went bald in their mid 20s so it is what it is. Finasteride didnt work for me except for side effects. I just hope that transplants get better in the near future, but for starters when I get to Nw3 I'll shave my head anyway
Hahaha Norwood 2-2.5 Estrategic comb forward. At this rate I will be Nw3 in two years (thin hair in those áreas). 23 years old been loosing hair consistenly since 19. I've shaving my head lately to see how I like my future.