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Hi all, I hail from Asia, specifically sunny Singapore. The weather is blazing for 365 days a year and its impossible to go out without perspiration unless I stay in indoors perpetually.
A little background: I have been thinning since 2012, gradually, but aggressive thinning in crown area and possibly the top started to take place late last year or earlier this year. Now my scalp @ crown area is exposed as if there is a big hole. I had been on finasteride pill since about 6 months but it didn't work, and instead, the thinning seem to have accelerated if any. About 4 months back embarked on low-light laser treatment (LLLT) so its a combination of pill + laser, but to no avail. Am not on minoxidil. Again, the aggressive thinning continues. To cover this up, I resort to hair fibers which means every morning I sprinkle them on like pepper just to cover those skin areas. Somehow it gives off an artificially powdery look.
Hence am now at a stage of considering shaving and adopting a system. It seems like most people on this forum is on DIY maintenance. However, I fear I might screw things up so I'm leaning towards a "package" concept where I would rely on the system provider to do regular maintenance / cleaning for me. Is that recommended?
Hopefully able to get more insights from fellow sufferers based in hot humid countries.
A little background: I have been thinning since 2012, gradually, but aggressive thinning in crown area and possibly the top started to take place late last year or earlier this year. Now my scalp @ crown area is exposed as if there is a big hole. I had been on finasteride pill since about 6 months but it didn't work, and instead, the thinning seem to have accelerated if any. About 4 months back embarked on low-light laser treatment (LLLT) so its a combination of pill + laser, but to no avail. Am not on minoxidil. Again, the aggressive thinning continues. To cover this up, I resort to hair fibers which means every morning I sprinkle them on like pepper just to cover those skin areas. Somehow it gives off an artificially powdery look.
Hence am now at a stage of considering shaving and adopting a system. It seems like most people on this forum is on DIY maintenance. However, I fear I might screw things up so I'm leaning towards a "package" concept where I would rely on the system provider to do regular maintenance / cleaning for me. Is that recommended?
Hopefully able to get more insights from fellow sufferers based in hot humid countries.