balding since i was a young teen, what are my options?

[mistajohn]

Over the years my hair has been taking a turn for the worst. My hair has been thinning gradually since i was 15. Every male member on both my parents sides are all bald/balding. So its inevitable its going to happen to me and i want to postpone going bald till at least 30. Ive been lurking and ive got a general idea but im still unsure what to exactly take. A hair transplant is still to early and the cost scares me away. My question is, what can i take to help stop and maybe even regrow my hair? Attached is a photo of my hair.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Go to the store and buy Rogaine TODAY, and use it! Seriously, do not delay. Judging from your picture I can tell you with absolute certainty that you are going bald, the pattern is very obvious on top of your head. It looks like you probably should have started using topical treatments years ago.

 

[Lead Farmer]

^As above, and while you are there make sure you grab some Nizoral shampoo.

Also as soon as your able I recommend you see a dermatologist and request a prescription for Propecia. This will help you keep the hair you have while you are gaining more with Rogaine.

 

[Man in Space]

Research Propecia and decide whether or not you want to take it. Dont be scared of the side effects but also be aware that they do occur in some men. It is your best bet of stabilising your hair loss and you absolutely have to do that if you want to get a hair transplant as you have quite aggressive loss and diffusing too so you need to preserve as much hair as you can on top for a hair transplant. Propecia should be supplemented by minoxidil and nizoral for best results. best of luck

 

[mistajohn]

What about Nizoral, minoxidil and finasteride? Lurking these forums i always hear people talk about these.

 

[Man in Space]

Finesteride is the active ingredient in propecia. Propecia tablets are the brand name version of a drug that is basically 1mg finesteride. There are other versions of the drug such as proscar which is 5mg of finesteride so people divide it up into 5. Its cheaper that way. Alternatively you can purchase a non brand name (generic) version of 1mg finesteride tablets tsuch as finpecia.

Whatever you choose, so long as you are taking 1mg of finesteride per day you are alright, but like i said research it to find out whether or not you want to take it and where the best place is to buy it as there is a huge difference in prices

This as well as minoxidil and nizoral is the most scientifically proven regimen you can use

 

[UKguy84]

What about Nizoral, minoxidil and finasteride? Lurking these forums i always hear people talk about these.

A hair transplant is still to early and the cost scares me away

hair transplant's are, but I dont think you need one. The big 3 can do wonders if you respond so get on em all, sooner the better. It can be incredibley cheap aswell, like $100/£70 a year.

I got a feeling with that diffusing pattern you have that your guna see good results. I bet you have thousands of minituarized hairs all over your head, just waiting to live again

good luck pal!

 

[2020]

A hair transplant is still to early and the cost scares me away

transplants don't work... it won't increase the number of hairs on your head and you will continue to lose hair fast.

Your best chance at preserving/regrowing hair is Propecia.

 

[2020]

to a point. BAD hair transplants don't work

GOOD hair transplants work decently well though, just gotta do your RESEARCH

how dumb are you people?? Transplants only MOVE hair from one part of the scalp to the other....
If you're destined to lose 80% of your hair like most people, then you want to tell me that those remaining 20% of donor hair will be able to cover the missing 80%??? This is so dumb....

 

[Man in Space]

How Rude are some people... I know you wont listen to reason but it is a shame you feel the need to be so offensive.

hair transplant's are useful in cases where there is sufficient hair and density in the donor area to distribute over a partially bald head in the long term, it is perfectly common to have higher than required density in the donor area that can then be placed in the balding areas on the top of the head....

However in this case I agree with 2020 that the OP has lost so much hair at that at this stage a hair transplant is not a possibilty. Mistajohn you need to get on meds if you wish to try and keep hold of your hair and try and regrow as much hair as you can before you can even think about a hair transplant and even then, its going to be a long term struggle.

If you were to take meds, restore a decent amount of density, use up your donor to cover as much as you can of your head, you would still require the use of concealers to give the appearence of density. It will be a lot of effort for all this, only you know whether or not you would prefer to just leave it buzzed and crack on with life.

This is just my opinion based on the forums, perhaps some high NWs with thransplant experience may feel differently.

 

[s.a.f]

to a point. BAD hair transplants don't work

GOOD hair transplants work decently well though, just gotta do your RESEARCH

how dumb are you people?? Transplants only MOVE hair from one part of the scalp to the other....
If you're destined to lose 80% of your hair like most people, then you want to tell me that those remaining 20% of donor hair will be able to cover the missing 80%??? This is so dumb....

So the top of your head is 80% and both sides and the back combined despit being a much larger area are only 20%? Really??? :whistle:

And what about guys who dont lose the maximum amount? What about NW3's?
I dont think Wayne Rooney would agree that his transplant was a failure.

 

[2020]

So the top of your head is 80% and both sides and the back combined despit being a much larger area are only 20%? Really??? :whistle:

fine... 70/30 but that still won't be enough

And what about guys who dont lose the maximum amount? What about NW3's?
I dont think Wayne Rooney would agree that his transplant was a failure.

unlikely.... NW3's will eventually move onto NW4.

Wayne Rooney is still losing his hair... in the future he will need more transplants to cover up the losses and as I said, eventually he will run out of hair...

 

[cuebald]

If I had the cash (I mean hundreds of thousands) I'd definitely consider doing mass BHT sessions with someone like Umar. I'm talking about ~5000 body hair grafts per session (this of course requires me having somewhere to transplant from, and I'm only really hairy on my legs...). After 4 or 5 of these sessions I'm betting you could have a decent head of hair, and I'd be interested to see how it comes out. I bet the texture wouldn't be very good, after all you'd just have lots of chest hairs on your head (and it seems that they grow out exactly as they did before).
If it really does just grow out as before, the max length would be like 2 inches long, and you'd have to straighten it often to remove the "pube" texture. but it would be a head of hair.

 

[mistajohn]

Much appreciated with the replies guys. Afer a couple days of research, ive decided to not mess around with propecia. The side effects i think are not worth it. That being said, would taking nizeral and rogaine only have any effect? Any other meds to look at?

 

[Man in Space]

Nizoral and Rogaine can help in the short term but are not viable long term options in the way that propecia is, thus this will diminish the advisability of a hair transplant in the long run. Rogaine and Nizoral can help and may help to keep enough hair for a few years for a buzz cut to still frame your face, but it wont regrow mountains so its up to you how much you feel its worth it in the long run if its not going to significantly increase your overall aesthetics.

 

[kc444]

For what it's worth, I was in your position a few months ago with a similar amount/pattern of loss and did not want to take finasteride for those reasons, but I am now glad that I'm on it. I always thought the "Big 3" was only mildly effective at best, but diffuse thinners tend to respond very well for whatever reason. It's too early for me to give my results because it's only been two months; however, it is nice to not wake up every morning knowing that I have less hair than the day before. If you look at the Success Stories forum, you'll see that some people have noticed a substantial difference.

 

[uk100]

my hair loss is like yours , just go on finasteride or something like that, also stop eating DHT producing meat.

 

[gascoigne]

2020 has the point. If someone is destinated to loose hair to NW6 or NW7 stage, hair transplant is bad option. Drugs can save some hair (years) but at the end the final result cant be avoided. Megasessions with BHT are good option for NW5-NW7 men, but also very expensive.

 

[mistajohn]

Again, i appreciate the reply folks. I wrestle at my uni and im at the gym 5x a week, will that have any effect on my hairloss or if im on propecia? Whats cost like if im on the 3? My last question, I have younger brother (who is also balding unfortunately lol) that was telling me in the next 5 years there going to be using cells to regrow hair, is there any truth to that?

 

[Kirby]

Again, i appreciate the reply folks. I wrestle at my uni and im at the gym 5x a week, will that have any effect on my hairloss or if im on propecia? Whats cost like if im on the 3? My last question, I have younger brother (who is also balding unfortunately lol) that was telling me in the next 5 years there going to be using cells to regrow hair, is there any truth to that?

Well, there are a variety of treatments in the testing phases, Replicel, Aderans and Histogen (and some others), that use stem cells in various forms to regrow hair. We don't know yet when or if or which ones will enter the market, and when, but there's a possibility at least one will be available in some form in the next five or so years. We'll have to wait and see unfortunately, uncertainty sucks.