Calling all crown thinners out there...
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Hey SE
I think I’ve already shared my experiences with you, but for the sake of everyone else:
Thinning crown detected by long term girlfriend in December 2002 while swimming in the beautiful Pacific Reefs… great way to ruin a holiday.
Freaked out generally until about March 2003 whereupon I commenced using Proscar 1.25mg/day and Minoxidil 1.5ml once/day. Took baseline pictures at this stage but can’t recall where I left them…
Maintained this regimen to date, adding in Cu peptides and Nizoral from the start of this year.
So that’s over 2 years 8 months on this regimen with maintenance at worst and possible thickening and maintenance. Thinning on crown is still apparent after a shower or if hair is combed certain ways, undetectable when styled, however.
You’ll find my crown pics on other of my posts.
Def
I think I’ve already shared my experiences with you, but for the sake of everyone else:
Thinning crown detected by long term girlfriend in December 2002 while swimming in the beautiful Pacific Reefs… great way to ruin a holiday.
Freaked out generally until about March 2003 whereupon I commenced using Proscar 1.25mg/day and Minoxidil 1.5ml once/day. Took baseline pictures at this stage but can’t recall where I left them…
Maintained this regimen to date, adding in Cu peptides and Nizoral from the start of this year.
So that’s over 2 years 8 months on this regimen with maintenance at worst and possible thickening and maintenance. Thinning on crown is still apparent after a shower or if hair is combed certain ways, undetectable when styled, however.
You’ll find my crown pics on other of my posts.
Def
i noticed my thinning about 2 years ago and totally freaked. severe tension headaches for months. i went to the dermatologist and he prescribed finasteride. i've been taking it ever since and havent had any results, but i keep taking it to make myself feel like im doing something about it. i've tried minoxidil, and folligen but i found out that im allergic to ppg. so i stopped, and i recently started back up a couple of weeks on the minoxidil w/o ppg.
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The crown is my weak point. If it was thicker there i could get away without showing any scalp although i would like it thicker overall on top so i could spike my hair.
Anyway i'm about 5.5 months into 1/4 proscar. Not sure if there's been any improvement or not since i was lazy and didn't take pictures (i will for months 6 on)... right now a lot of hair is falling out, shed time i think. My scalp has also been tingling a lot lately, a lot on the crown too, so i hope that's a good sign.
Anyway i'm about 5.5 months into 1/4 proscar. Not sure if there's been any improvement or not since i was lazy and didn't take pictures (i will for months 6 on)... right now a lot of hair is falling out, shed time i think. My scalp has also been tingling a lot lately, a lot on the crown too, so i hope that's a good sign.
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my crown was really bad 12 months ago, spiralling effect hit in, then crown strated to open open more leaving the scalp more & more visible each month
started minoxidil & saw palmetto pills, just added spironolactone 2 weeks ago
has filled in & is still visible but only under spotlight
minoxidil is the key
started minoxidil & saw palmetto pills, just added spironolactone 2 weeks ago
has filled in & is still visible but only under spotlight
minoxidil is the key
silkeysmooth
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Started in around winter of '03, yet diffused thinning (which is most noticeable on the crown) hasn't stopped.
It wasn't that noticeable before, but my nizoral 1%, minoxidil 5%, and 1mg finasteride haven't slowed down my loss.
It wasn't that noticeable before, but my nizoral 1%, minoxidil 5%, and 1mg finasteride haven't slowed down my loss.
hellohello
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Crown was my biggest worry as when wet or styled looked reallly obvious.
I started minoxidil about 5 months ago, and although it still doesn't look great, there is a small improvement. It seems that minoxidil is holding them in there as before treatment I could touch the area and they would fall out without much effort, now they need a bit of a pulling
I started minoxidil about 5 months ago, and although it still doesn't look great, there is a small improvement. It seems that minoxidil is holding them in there as before treatment I could touch the area and they would fall out without much effort, now they need a bit of a pulling
YoungAndThin
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I guess I am also a Friar Tuck lol.
My hairline is near perfect and it's only my crown that has been thinning and giving me trouble. But propecia seems to have started to stop my loss at the crown. I've been on it for about 2.5 months.
My hairline is near perfect and it's only my crown that has been thinning and giving me trouble. But propecia seems to have started to stop my loss at the crown. I've been on it for about 2.5 months.
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one more thing, I don't know if anyone here is a fan of the NBA but the coach of the Toronto Raptors, Sam Mitchell has a pretty noticealbe bald spot on the back but a perfect hairline.
here's an image of his hairline, I couldn't find any pics of the back of his head however, but believe me I've been to a couple games and his crown is quite sparse.
here's an image of his hairline, I couldn't find any pics of the back of his head however, but believe me I've been to a couple games and his crown is quite sparse.
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Hey se-freak I'm just curious, where did your thinning at the crown start?
Was it at the swirl?
Was it at the swirl?