Hairline Help (pics included)

[pd4pd]

Guys,

Within the last year, my hairline is getting thinner and going back further. I am 28 and things began going down hill in my early 20s. I have put up a good fight, and hope to for another couple of years.

I have attached two pics. One with my hair combed back and one with my hair combed forward, which masks my hairline pretty well for now.

What do you recommend?

My current regimine looks like this:

-Finasteride - 1/4 of a pill at night
-Rogain liquid - only on the hairline - once at night (I cant style my hair with this stuff in the morning) - Rogaine has however my my scalp dry and flakey around the hairline.
-Nizoral 1% - 1-2 times a week
-Ginger Shampoo - 1-2 times a week
-T-Gel - 1-2 times a week
-Jason Shampoo the rest of the time
-Udos Oil - taken 2-3 times a week-1 teaspoon

 

[pd4pd]

 

[Hans Gruber]

seems like ya doing all you can,maybe add a copper peptide but your hair doesnt look too bad at all.You are in a similar situation to me and the only treatment i can see winning back a hairline is a hair transplant !

 

[Follically Challenged]

arnica extract, skin needling, apple polyphenols, corosolic acid, green tea extract (EGCG), retin-A, raspberry ketone, carnitine tartrate, niacin, keratinocyte growth factor (from http://www.skinactives.com)

personally i'd lose the shampoos with SLS, and either buy Revita, or make my own ketoconazole shampoo. you can get coal tar extract from http://www.ucsf.edu/dpsl/coaltar.html

 

[pd4pd]

Thanks for the great feedback. I do feel a little overwhelmed with all that was suggested, but will research those products.

For now, should I switch to the foam or drop the rogaine all together because it is making my hairline dry and flakey. I have only been using the rogaine for about a month, but as for the finasteride - about 7 years

 

[avi21]

arnica extract, skin needling, apple polyphenols, corosolic acid, green tea extract (EGCG), retin-A, raspberry ketone, carnitine tartrate, niacin, keratinocyte growth factor (from http://www.skinactives.com)

personally i'd lose the shampoos with SLS, and either buy Revita, or make my own ketoconazole shampoo. you can get coal tar extract from http://www.ucsf.edu/dpsl/coaltar.html

except for retin-a i've never heard about those products, sounds interesting can you be more specific about them?
thanks

 

[Follically Challenged]

arnica extract, skin needling, apple polyphenols, corosolic acid, green tea extract (EGCG), retin-A, raspberry ketone, carnitine tartrate, niacin, keratinocyte growth factor (from http://www.skinactives.com)

personally i'd lose the shampoos with SLS, and either buy Revita, or make my own ketoconazole shampoo. you can get coal tar extract from http://www.ucsf.edu/dpsl/coaltar.html

except for retin-a i've never heard about those products, sounds interesting can you be more specific about them?
thanks

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[metalheaddude]

Hmm not to sound rude, but I really think your in denial about your hairloss. The length your hair at this current time looks absoultely absurd. It would be blatantly obvious to everyone that your hiding something (or at least trying too). I really think you need to shave the head. Get off liquid minoxidil and get some of that Dr lee 15% stuff or some Rogaine Foam for your hairline. I would also strongly consider getting off finasteride and trying for something stronger like Dutas as it blocks both type 1 and type 2 reducterbase. Give it a good run for a year with a short hair cut, if you dont notice any improvement then I would look into a hair transplant. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Hans Gruber]

Hmm not to sound rude, but I really think your in denial about your hairloss. The length your hair at this current time looks absoultely absurd. It would be blatantly obvious to everyone that your hiding something (or at least trying too). I really think you need to shave the head. Get off liquid minoxidil and get some of that Dr lee 15% stuff or some Rogaine Foam for your hairline. I would also strongly consider getting off finasteride and trying for something stronger like Dutas as it blocks both type 1 and type 2 reducterbase. Give it a good run for a year with a short hair cut, if you dont notice any improvement then I would look into a hair transplant. Just my 2 cents.

coming from someone that cant accept that jesus never floated up to heaven and noah never went boating im not surprised to hear you tell him that his only option is to shave it.His hair looks perfectly fine,nothing wrong with it at all.Not everyone trys to hide the hairloss,we are aware we have lost hair but that doesnt immediately mean you should shave it,Metalhead you are such an ignorant fool.

 

[metalheaddude]

Hmm not to sound rude, but I really think your in denial about your hairloss. The length your hair at this current time looks absoultely absurd. It would be blatantly obvious to everyone that your hiding something (or at least trying too). I really think you need to shave the head. Get off liquid minoxidil and get some of that Dr lee 15% stuff or some Rogaine Foam for your hairline. I would also strongly consider getting off finasteride and trying for something stronger like Dutas as it blocks both type 1 and type 2 reducterbase. Give it a good run for a year with a short hair cut, if you dont notice any improvement then I would look into a hair transplant. Just my 2 cents.

coming from someone that cant accept that jesus never floated up to heaven and noah never went boating im not surprised to hear you tell him that his only option is to shave it.His hair looks perfectly fine,nothing wrong with it at all.Not everyone trys to hide the hairloss,we are aware we have lost hair but that doesnt immediately mean you should shave it,Metalhead you are such an ignorant fool.

Libertine you've become a total *** of late :roll:

I almost put you in the same realm as bubka these days, with your relentless off topic taunts :nono:

 

[Hans Gruber]

Hmm not to sound rude, but I really think your in denial about your hairloss. The length your hair at this current time looks absoultely absurd. It would be blatantly obvious to everyone that your hiding something (or at least trying too). I really think you need to shave the head. Get off liquid minoxidil and get some of that Dr lee 15% stuff or some Rogaine Foam for your hairline. I would also strongly consider getting off finasteride and trying for something stronger like Dutas as it blocks both type 1 and type 2 reducterbase. Give it a good run for a year with a short hair cut, if you dont notice any improvement then I would look into a hair transplant. Just my 2 cents.

coming from someone that cant accept that jesus never floated up to heaven and noah never went boating im not surprised to hear you tell him that his only option is to shave it.His hair looks perfectly fine,nothing wrong with it at all.Not everyone trys to hide the hairloss,we are aware we have lost hair but that doesnt immediately mean you should shave it,Metalhead you are such an ignorant fool.

Libertine you've become a total *** of late :roll:

I almost put you in the same realm as bubka these days, with your relentless off topic taunts :nono:

metalhead,you turned up here as a seemingly nice guy then you started judging everyones life choices and preaching nonsense about an invisible man in the sky with a beard,youre a hypocrite too

 

[metalheaddude]

metalhead,you turned up here as a seemingly nice guy then you started judging everyones life choices and preaching nonsense about an invisible man in the sky with a beard,youre a hypocrite too

I have not judged anyone! Yes I have strong opinions on certain issues, but I respect everyones right to believe in what they want. If anything it sounds like you're judging me right now.

Btw iam a nice guy

but im certainly in no rush to prove that to someone the likes of you!

 

[Hans Gruber]

metalhead,you turned up here as a seemingly nice guy then you started judging everyones life choices and preaching nonsense about an invisible man in the sky with a beard,youre a hypocrite too

I have not judged anyone! Yes I have strong opinions on certain issues, but I respect everyones right to believe in what they want. If anything it sounds like you're judging me right now.

Btw iam a nice guy

but im certainly in no rush to prove that to someone the likes of you!

didnt you call all followers of all religions except christian,'idiots'? didnt you say youd 'beat down' jared leto for looking like a girl?

:whistle:

 

[metalheaddude]

:roll:

 

[Jack82]

Excuse me for being off-topic :$ , pd4pd i think you can get benefit from minoxidil, but you have to stick with it dude. Switch to foam or dr. lees 5% regular minoxidil and give it 1 yr and see how it goes...

 

[pd4pd]

guys,

after 8-10 years of worrying about my hair, i went ahead and buzzed it today. i must tell everyone, that it is the most liberating experience. no longer do i have to worry about the wind messing it up, or wearing hats, or going swimming, or the rain, etc. all that stuff made me freak out, not now.

i pulled the old comb forward for so long. i would use hair spray to keep it in place, i had most people fooled, but not me.
i would spend up to 1 hour trying to get it just right...not anymore.

i still plan to stay on propecia and maybe jumping to the foam to keep what i have.

again, i can not stress enough just buzzing it to guys who are in a similar situation as me.

 

[philly]

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