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Hi All,
So the time has come for me to tell my tale and document what I hope will be progress...Here are the facts of the case :
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Age First Noticed Thinning : 25
Started Propecia : 6-1-05 to Present - 1 mg/day
Started Avodart : 12-1-06 to Present - .5 mg/day
Started Rogaine Foam : 11-01-06 to Present - 2x daily
Started Tricomin : 11-14-06 to Present - 1x to 2x daily
Started Nizoral 1% : 10-15-06 to Present - daily
Started Retin-A .025% : 12-9-06 (today) - 1x/week to start
So basically I noticed thinning in my early thirties more in the form of a receeding/thinning at the temples. Then around 33 the frontal hairline began diffuse thinning. Following this, around 36 I noticed accellerated diffuse thinning throughout the crown where I could see my scalp further and further back in light. I finally decided to see my General Practitioner to get on Propecia. This was approx. 1.5 years ago as noted above. Everything stablized well at that point. Then around October of '06 my diffusion at the crown and front as well as the receeding at the temples kicked in again. I began my research here on these boards and began a treatment plan as outlined above.
I have just decided to try Avodart (thanks Jayman) to maximize my synergistic regrowth potential. So I am completeing an overlap of propecia and Avodart in two days. That will bring it close to a two week overlap and then I will discontinue Propecia and stay on Avodart .5 mg/day.
I recently decided to buzz my head down to 1/8" and it's been that way for 1.5 months or so. I've buzzed it 2 other times since then. It's beginning to grow out and I am beginning to realize that it does look decent when it is VERY short but when it begins to grow out like in the pics below, The thinning becomes more apparent.
I realize now I either need to keep it real short or grow it out. It has always looked decent grown out to 2-3 inches...still short but covers fairly well.
This taking pics has been fairly brutal. When I look in the mirror it doesn't look half as bad as when I look at these pics. Kind of a wake-up call...I hope the treatments work.
The pics were taken in bright overhead lighting with dry hair.
So there you have it. I'm a bit freaked out now I see the pics like this. I guess it underscores the value of taking pics and getting a more objective view.
My questions are well...what do you guys think ? What Norwood am I (Im not good at judging this really)? And what do you think of my regimine ?
I will post updated pics at the 6 month mark. Any and all comments appreciated and thanks for checking my story out :!:
So the time has come for me to tell my tale and document what I hope will be progress...Here are the facts of the case :
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Age First Noticed Thinning : 25
Started Propecia : 6-1-05 to Present - 1 mg/day
Started Avodart : 12-1-06 to Present - .5 mg/day
Started Rogaine Foam : 11-01-06 to Present - 2x daily
Started Tricomin : 11-14-06 to Present - 1x to 2x daily
Started Nizoral 1% : 10-15-06 to Present - daily
Started Retin-A .025% : 12-9-06 (today) - 1x/week to start
So basically I noticed thinning in my early thirties more in the form of a receeding/thinning at the temples. Then around 33 the frontal hairline began diffuse thinning. Following this, around 36 I noticed accellerated diffuse thinning throughout the crown where I could see my scalp further and further back in light. I finally decided to see my General Practitioner to get on Propecia. This was approx. 1.5 years ago as noted above. Everything stablized well at that point. Then around October of '06 my diffusion at the crown and front as well as the receeding at the temples kicked in again. I began my research here on these boards and began a treatment plan as outlined above.
I have just decided to try Avodart (thanks Jayman) to maximize my synergistic regrowth potential. So I am completeing an overlap of propecia and Avodart in two days. That will bring it close to a two week overlap and then I will discontinue Propecia and stay on Avodart .5 mg/day.
I recently decided to buzz my head down to 1/8" and it's been that way for 1.5 months or so. I've buzzed it 2 other times since then. It's beginning to grow out and I am beginning to realize that it does look decent when it is VERY short but when it begins to grow out like in the pics below, The thinning becomes more apparent.
I realize now I either need to keep it real short or grow it out. It has always looked decent grown out to 2-3 inches...still short but covers fairly well.
This taking pics has been fairly brutal. When I look in the mirror it doesn't look half as bad as when I look at these pics. Kind of a wake-up call...I hope the treatments work.
The pics were taken in bright overhead lighting with dry hair.
So there you have it. I'm a bit freaked out now I see the pics like this. I guess it underscores the value of taking pics and getting a more objective view.
My questions are well...what do you guys think ? What Norwood am I (Im not good at judging this really)? And what do you think of my regimine ?
I will post updated pics at the 6 month mark. Any and all comments appreciated and thanks for checking my story out :!: