Hey everyone, here's my story, and my questions follow all the pictures.
I started losing hair around age 20 or 21. So I got finasteride, but quit it soon after. I was stubborn and felt like an old man taking pills every day, and I didn't want to continue. (total mistake)
Here's what I looked like October - December 2013, age 22. Pretty damn decent head of hair - really just crown thinning and a receding hairline.
This is what I looked like around August 2014, almost 23 years old -- not all that long ago, still a decent amount of hair!
From mid 2014 - mid 2017, I was allowed to wear a hat at work. So I let things get kinda out of control. This is where I was at earlier this year, February 2017, (25 years old).
And here we are in the present day (December 2017, 26 years old). I can't wear a hat at work so I have to keep it super short and tamed. This is what I look on the shortest buzzer setting. If I let it rage for a week, I can get it to look pretty much like it was 10 months ago in the shots above.
I've been feeling really feeling bummed about my hair loss lately, and I decided to buy some rogaine out of desperation about 15 days ago while waiting to get to the doctor.
I'm going to a dermatologist tomorrow, and in a month I'm seeing an MD that specializes in hair loss & restoration. But I wanted to post here first and see if I can get any new info/insight.
My questions:
- Am I a norwood 6? Someone said maybe even norwood 5 haha but I doubt it.
- As you can see, only 3.5 years ago I had a pretty decent head of hair still. What are the odds I could get a lot of my hair back naturally with a new Finasteride prescription, continuing Rogaine, and some Laser treatment?
- Or, am I screwed, and a hair transplant or razor shave is the best option?
Very much appreciate any insight. Thanks a bunch.
I started losing hair around age 20 or 21. So I got finasteride, but quit it soon after. I was stubborn and felt like an old man taking pills every day, and I didn't want to continue. (total mistake)
Here's what I looked like October - December 2013, age 22. Pretty damn decent head of hair - really just crown thinning and a receding hairline.
This is what I looked like around August 2014, almost 23 years old -- not all that long ago, still a decent amount of hair!
From mid 2014 - mid 2017, I was allowed to wear a hat at work. So I let things get kinda out of control. This is where I was at earlier this year, February 2017, (25 years old).
And here we are in the present day (December 2017, 26 years old). I can't wear a hat at work so I have to keep it super short and tamed. This is what I look on the shortest buzzer setting. If I let it rage for a week, I can get it to look pretty much like it was 10 months ago in the shots above.
I've been feeling really feeling bummed about my hair loss lately, and I decided to buy some rogaine out of desperation about 15 days ago while waiting to get to the doctor.
I'm going to a dermatologist tomorrow, and in a month I'm seeing an MD that specializes in hair loss & restoration. But I wanted to post here first and see if I can get any new info/insight.
My questions:
- Am I a norwood 6? Someone said maybe even norwood 5 haha but I doubt it.
- As you can see, only 3.5 years ago I had a pretty decent head of hair still. What are the odds I could get a lot of my hair back naturally with a new Finasteride prescription, continuing Rogaine, and some Laser treatment?
- Or, am I screwed, and a hair transplant or razor shave is the best option?
Very much appreciate any insight. Thanks a bunch.
