39 1/2 (the half is important) year old male here, Filipino background. I've known I was starting to go bald 10+ years ago when my father mentioned it to me. It wasn't too much of a big deal, it wasn't too bad and a little pomade made the hair look thicker. I was satisfied, after all it was natural to have a little recession. Funnily enough, I came by these forums while researching how to stimulate beard growth. Being of Asian descent facial hair is very uncommon, luckily I was blessed with the ability to grow a mean goattee WITH connector hairs! Unfortunately I couldn't grow on my cheeks to save my life so I researched and found about minoxidil and dermarolling, etc. I was so focused on that I never noticed how thin my scalp hair got. Everyday my head is under either a hard hat or work cap/beanie so I wasn't aware of how bad the thinning got, Covid meant not going out so no styling and paying attention to how my hair looked.
It's 10 years later after my dad said I was going bald and in 6 months I'll be 40. It's a perfect time to start my journey into getting my hair back, it's enough time to let most meds/therapies show results. If nothing bears fruit, at the new year I'll consider getting a hair transplant.
The tools I'll be using to fight back against hair loss:
- 1mg Finasteride pills
- 5% Minoxidil liquid (spray bottle for easy application)
- Ultima M8 Microneedling Pen.
- Nizoral shampoo
- iRestore Pro.
- A good shower filter. Hard water is not good.
- Various suppliments; Biotin, LCLT, One a Day, etc.
**A strict regimen I have planned to fully utilize all of these**
Anyway, here's pictures taken earlier today (Mon June 7, 2021) during my lunch break. For the last 2 weeks I've been on everything except the microneedling. My first self session was last Friday 6/4/21). Having finally used all my tools in hand, I'll count this as Day One of my Journey. I'll post an update in the next week or 2.
Lastly, what am I on the Norwood scale? I'm guessing from 4 - 6, leaning on 6 though.
It's 10 years later after my dad said I was going bald and in 6 months I'll be 40. It's a perfect time to start my journey into getting my hair back, it's enough time to let most meds/therapies show results. If nothing bears fruit, at the new year I'll consider getting a hair transplant.
The tools I'll be using to fight back against hair loss:
- 1mg Finasteride pills
- 5% Minoxidil liquid (spray bottle for easy application)
- Ultima M8 Microneedling Pen.
- Nizoral shampoo
- iRestore Pro.
- A good shower filter. Hard water is not good.
- Various suppliments; Biotin, LCLT, One a Day, etc.
**A strict regimen I have planned to fully utilize all of these**
Anyway, here's pictures taken earlier today (Mon June 7, 2021) during my lunch break. For the last 2 weeks I've been on everything except the microneedling. My first self session was last Friday 6/4/21). Having finally used all my tools in hand, I'll count this as Day One of my Journey. I'll post an update in the next week or 2.
Lastly, what am I on the Norwood scale? I'm guessing from 4 - 6, leaning on 6 though.
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