PIX ATTACHED for you to OBSERVE and to HELP ME ..... PLZ

[premanand_19193]

hello again,
I think you guys need my pic so that you can observe and let me know what to do, am i rite :innocent:

here's my pic :

DEC 27 2007 : just few days b4 i shaved my head ( thats got be the biggest mistake i did so far )

http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... EC2007.jpg

NOW these PIC are only few hours old :



http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 135346.jpg



http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 135608.jpg


http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 135641.jpg



http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 140001.jpg




NOTE : IN ALL the above pix my hair is DRY, if its WET then you could have seen a big cricket GROUND lol :hump:




NOw plz let me know what should i do ?

1 ) Go for FINAX or AVODART ??? or is there any other option ?

((considering i have been on minoxidil and NIZORAL for a year and half ))

2 ) What are the vitamins should i take ?

3) Tell me any good hair thickening product or shampoo ?

4) MY dad is BALD, i know i cant stop the inevitable but at least trying to postpone it :shakehead:

5) What gene is the culprit ( I know Hereditary ), i mean which gene cause this hereditary problem, is there any solution at all for hereditary problem ?????


PLZ GUYS HELP ME ............................... :sobbing:

 

[premanand_19193]

IF the above links is broken or not working TRY THIS


http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/puju_19193/

 

[Oknow]

IF the above links is broken or not working TRY THIS


http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/puju_19193/

Do me a favour - take a photo like I have done so I can see the pattern of your hairloss. In any case it looks like your hairloss pattern is different, and it could be that you may have a cause of concern due to your temples receeding:

http://www.keratin.com/az/norwood01.gif

Seems to be following that pattern. I would just observe your hairline for now as it doesn't seem too bad. You are a Norwood 1.

A good shampoo to use is "Revita".

 

[premanand_19193]

THANX Oknow for your reply, but iam already using NIZORAL shampoo (whichi is more powerful nizoral or Revita) as you said here my pic



http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 161852.jpg


NOW plz if you have time reply to my above asked question

 

[SuperMeh]

I think avodart is overkill, and should only be used if finasteride isn't having any effect.

I hate it when my hair is wet too >_< depression time. :thumbdown2:

I end up laughing most of the time actually :hump:

 

[Oknow]

THANX Oknow for your reply, but iam already using NIZORAL shampoo (whichi is more powerful nizoral or Revita) as you said here my pic



http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48 ... 161852.jpg


NOW plz if you have time reply to my above asked question

Yep you have temple recession and are a Norwood 1. This may or may not get worse. I will let others advise you on what to do, but I have a feeling that they will tell you to get onto the big 3.

How old are you?

 

[premanand_19193]

THAnk you SuperMeh for your reply, YEAH i agree "Avodart" is overkill as you said, thats why i am planning to follow :


1 ) Avodart every other day (say : mon, wed, fri, sun)

2) Finax every other day ( say : tue, thr, sat)

3) I am already using 5% minoxidil (for more than a year so not new)

4) I am already using NIZORAL (for more than a year so not new)

5) Multivitamin tab

CAN I FOLLOW THIS REGIMEN :dunno:

 

[premanand_19193]

@Oknow,
YEAH iam already using BIG 2, so obviously i think i have to add finax and avodart :innocent: . I am 24 Oknow.

 

[SuperMeh]

I think using finasteride and dutasteride in combination right away is too much, but it's your choice.

I would only use dutasteride as a last resort and after more consulatation if finasteride wasn't working for me.

But it's your choice and I've seen similar regimes

 

[premanand_19193]

@SuperMeh,
YEAH i think you are rite, thanx for your advice I am going to start only with FINAX then if it doesnt work my final resort will be AVODART



IAm very THANKful to everyone who tried to help me unk:

G8 forum got replies Immediately

 

[TEDDYRUXPIN]

Your hairloss is not actually bad. One major thing I do suggest is that you should change your hairstyle. Long hair equals greasy hair, more sebum. If you want to keep this style make sure you wash it daily.

One thing you will notice your hairloss will follow two pattern. The frontal hairline will stagnate and recede due to the stress you are causing as a result of the middle parted hairstyle. Your centre separation of hair will also recede due to exposure and pulling / stress. Crown slowly.....

It is very difficult to see your hairloss due to the poor quality pictures. I would suggest you see a decent hair specialist.

If not, take 1mg of finasteride first. I would always suggest people to try the merck brand first. I know generic are the same but this will give you the confidence that it is properly working first. If money is an issue try a proper decent generic brand.

Nizoral is poor at controlling hairloss! Don't rely on it. It is good at controlling dandruff and constant usage will dry your hair and scalp. You must not use this daily.

 

[DoctorHouse]

One thing you will notice your hairloss will follow two pattern. The frontal hairline will stagnate and recede due to the stress you are causing as a result of the middle parted hairstyle. Your centre separation of hair will also recede due to exposure and pulling / stress. Crown slowly.

I will agree with this 100 %. I styled my hair like you and my hair loss pattern did exactly what teddy said. My hair slightly receded and my hair started to thin only where I had the center part. I have restyled my hair with the hair combed forward and no center part and my hair has filled in better now without the middle part. The only problem I have is my the hairs dead center at my hairline( my true widow's peak) have diffusely thinned out.

 

[mykal_P]

If not, take 1mg of finasteride first. I would always suggest people to try the merck brand first. I know generic are the same but this will give you the confidence that it is properly working first. If money is an issue try a proper decent generic brand.

Nizoral is poor at controlling hairloss! Don't rely on it. It is good at controlling dandruff and constant usage will dry your hair and scalp. You must not use this daily.

First off you sound like a merck salesman, and if a generic is the same as you state, your saying use the name brand first because a name grows hair faster, not the drug. Also, NIZORAL DON'T WORK!!!!!!!! ok so every person on this board who name it as one of the big three in fighting hair loss is wrong. It doesn't singularly fight hairloss but with the finasteride and minoxidil is very effective.

 

[MrAnon]

Your hairloss is not actually bad. One major thing I do suggest is that you should change your hairstyle. Long hair equals greasy hair, more sebum.

...so?

The frontal hairline will stagnate and recede due to the stress you are causing as a result of the middle parted hairstyle. Your centre separation of hair will also recede due to exposure and pulling / stress.

This sounds about as credible as hats causing balding. Maybe if you were pulling it tight enough to cause traction alopecia...

 

[premanand_19193]

FIrst of all I thank every one who spared their time to post reply for my thread

@
TEDDYRUXPIN

DoctorHouse

mykal_P

MrAnon


THNK YOU GUYS , i really appreciate this unk:


Well now coming to the topic after analyzing your replies, I have decided to follow this regimen :


1) minoxidil 5% ==== >> 1 time / day

2) NIZORAL ==== >> twice / week

3) FINPECIA / PROPECIA / FINAX ==== >> 1mg / day

4) Loreal HAIr Thickening Shampoo ==== >> twice/ week

5) Multi vitamin TAb / Zincovit (Tablet) ==== >> 1 tab / day

6) WHAT about EMU oil, can any1 throw some light on this ? ==== >> ??


FINALLY IF finpecia doesn't work, will switch to AVODART

DUTASTERIDE / AVODART [aft few months]



WHat do you say GUYS ? is it a good regimen to follow ?

 

[metropolis]

[...] NOw plz let me know what should i do ?

1 ) Go for FINAX or AVODART ??? or is there any other option ?

((considering i have been on minoxidil and NIZORAL for a year and half ))

2 ) What are the vitamins should i take ?

3) Tell me any good hair thickening product or shampoo ?

4) MY dad is BALD, i know i cant stop the inevitable but at least trying to postpone it :shakehead:

5) What gene is the culprit ( I know Hereditary ), i mean which gene cause this hereditary problem, is there any solution at all for hereditary problem ?????


PLZ GUYS HELP ME ............................... :sobbing:

Definitely finasteride. Dutasteride is too risky and it's not FDA approved for the treatment of male pattern baldness. I suggest you use brand drugs (Propecia or Proscar) instead of generics.

Forget vitamins and supplements, that crap is expensive and doesn't work.

Good luck!

 

[metropolis]

[...] One major thing I do suggest is that you should change your hairstyle. Long hair equals greasy hair, more sebum. [...]

Interesting.

I believe sebum plays a major part in male pattern baldness. At 17, my scalp was really greasy and no shampoo seemed to work. After Proscar, my scalp became much cleaner and my hair loss improved dramatically. This can't be a coincidence.

 

[ComeOnPropy]

What, since when can parting your hair down the middle cause hairloss. Although for me that would make alot of sense i used to part it in the middle but really can that cause your hair to fall out.

 

[monitoradiation]

I believe sebum plays a major part in male pattern baldness. At 17, my scalp was really greasy and no shampoo seemed to work. After Proscar, my scalp became much cleaner and my hair loss improved dramatically. This can't be a coincidence.

It doesn't have to be a coincidence for sebum to play no factor in male pattern baldness. It could just be that sebum is a product of whatever process miniaturization has on hair, and that by lessening the process, less sebum is produced. So the causal link in this case is

male pattern baldness -> Sebum, and not Sebum -> male pattern baldness

I mean, if sebum does cause male pattern baldness, we should probably expect everyone back before good sanitation and convenience of baths to have male pattern baldness. It should have been noted that aristocrats who could afford baths have more hair, that people in the 21st century has the best hair ever. But I've never heard of that before.