male pattern baldness Treatments

[JackWhite]

Hey Guys,

I have a few questions and I know you guys all seem to have a wealth of knowledge that may help me! Firstly im 22 and have been receding over the past 12 months. The reason I am most worried about losing my hair is that I have a condition where my skull shape is very abnormal at the back and I have always managed to cover this with hair to the point no-one has ever noticed!

There seems so many treatments out there and I don't know where to start. I am not looking for any re-growth. I just simply want to halt my loss for as long as possible until an alternative guaranteed treatment becomes available.

I would like to use propecia but am worried about the following things.

1. The Shed! Does anyone know how many people experience the shed? In what percentage of cases is the loss noticable?

2. What is the realistic succes rate for maintaining? I know Propecia have published stats but I do doubt how realistic the figures are?

3. I am also worried that in some cases propecia can accelerate hair loss. Is this true? If so in how many cases? Is this common?

4. lastly, if I chosse to do nothing..at what rate would my hair loss increase? I know everyone is different to an extent but surely we must lose it in roughly the same manner?

Guys, I know im asking alot and the questions are very specific but I need to nip this in the bud. Due to my skull shape I can NEVER shave my head and will be resigned to hair pieces should my hair loss progress.

Thanks,

jack

 

[Trent]

I would like to use propecia but am worried about the following thing
1. The Shed! Does anyone know how many people experience the shed? In what percentage of cases is the loss noticable?

----- i would say shedding is probably going to happen during your year of treatment. Whether they are just normal sheds with seasonal change, or propecia or some other treatment inducing them, you will never know. Remember, shedding is normal!!! But if you notice some extra hairs, don't freak out, for some, this is just how the body is responding to the treatment, and it just lets you know that some potential good things are happening on top. For most, it doesn't matter because they aren't all that cosmetically noticeable, and most of the time the "shedding hairs" grow back, and around 83 percent of the people maintain or have more hair than baseline.

2. What is the realistic succes rate for maintaining? I know Propecia have published stats but I do doubt how realistic the figures are?

----- You really can't trust anything more than you can trust a double blind study done on thousands of people using pictures, hair counts, and patients' personal evaluations. I would go with the 83% or more maintain or regrow hair. That statistic has the best backing.

3. I am also worried that in some cases propecia can accelerate hair loss. Is this true? If so in how many cases? Is this common?

It is very rare. Propecia blocks the conversion of Testosterone to DHT. DHT causes baldness. propecia blocks baldness. Honestly, you have to just accept the science on this one, it just makes too much sense ya know?

4. lastly, if I chosse to do nothing..at what rate would my hair loss increase? I know everyone is different to an extent but surely we must lose it in roughly the same manner?

---- If you choose to do nothing, you will lose more hair each year. I would say a typical person would go from a full head to someone you would consider to have balding/thinning hair that is very obvious, in about ten years. But as you said, its different for everyone, some stabilize and don't lose much more, some lose it even faster.
Guys, I know im asking alot and the questions are very specific but I need to nip this in the bud. Due to my skull shape I can NEVER shave my head and will be resigned to hair pieces should my hair loss progress.

 

[Deaner]

Lucky for you male pattern baldness doesn't affect the back of your head.

 

[everysixseconds]

actually, two years ago i had a FULL head of hair. i only have between 30-50% of what i had. thats in two years. i guess that i would be slick bald by the time i was 20 ie NW90936750 if it wasnt for any medicines a may be taking. so ten years doesnt really apply to everybody.

SUCKS, but im past feeling sorry for myself. worse things have happened to better people.