Hi everyone!
Quick question about minoxidil. It's been 10 months since I started rogaine foam; I apply it twice daily to both temples and to a small spot directly in the centre of my hairline. Initially I started using rogaine because my left temple had receded quite severely, although my right temple (baseline) showed no signs of hairloss.
The last 10 months on rogaine have been an absolute nightmare - I went through bad cyclical sheds every 2 months or so. However, I am fairly confident that rogaine is having an effect on my left temple (the area that initially spurred me to take action). While i haven't regrown my NW1 hairline or anything significantly cosmetic, I can see a definite improvement in the thickness of the surrounding hairs, as well as growth of lots of vellus hairs that weren't there before. In any case, my left side is definitely a little bit better than baseline. The same story goes for the centre of my hairline, which has thickened up slightly since I started using rogaine there.
Then there is my right hairline, which has completely baffled me. I lost some ground in this area during my very first shedding period, and it never really regrew to baseline levels (this was the side of my hairline that hadn't been affected by male pattern baldness) although it did hold steady for about 7 months. And then a month ago, during my latest shed, I lost a huge chunk of hair from this side of my hairline to the point where I now appear to have significant thinning in my right temple. When I look closely I do see some thin regrowth in the shed areas but at this stage it's too early to tell whether they will become terminal regrowth or are simply miniaturised vellus hairs that i've lost for good.
So my question is, is it possible for minoxidil to work only on one side of your hairline/scalp and not another? Or has anyone experienced a similar major shed around months 8 - 9 where they dipped below baseline, but regrew it all stronger later? I really want to hope the past 7 months have been a short anagen phase for the hairs on my right hairline after my first shed, and minoxidil is now cycling these hairs through to become even stronger and denser. I've heard the medication works in stages like that for some people.
Please leave comments!
Best,
hair transplants
Quick question about minoxidil. It's been 10 months since I started rogaine foam; I apply it twice daily to both temples and to a small spot directly in the centre of my hairline. Initially I started using rogaine because my left temple had receded quite severely, although my right temple (baseline) showed no signs of hairloss.
The last 10 months on rogaine have been an absolute nightmare - I went through bad cyclical sheds every 2 months or so. However, I am fairly confident that rogaine is having an effect on my left temple (the area that initially spurred me to take action). While i haven't regrown my NW1 hairline or anything significantly cosmetic, I can see a definite improvement in the thickness of the surrounding hairs, as well as growth of lots of vellus hairs that weren't there before. In any case, my left side is definitely a little bit better than baseline. The same story goes for the centre of my hairline, which has thickened up slightly since I started using rogaine there.
Then there is my right hairline, which has completely baffled me. I lost some ground in this area during my very first shedding period, and it never really regrew to baseline levels (this was the side of my hairline that hadn't been affected by male pattern baldness) although it did hold steady for about 7 months. And then a month ago, during my latest shed, I lost a huge chunk of hair from this side of my hairline to the point where I now appear to have significant thinning in my right temple. When I look closely I do see some thin regrowth in the shed areas but at this stage it's too early to tell whether they will become terminal regrowth or are simply miniaturised vellus hairs that i've lost for good.
So my question is, is it possible for minoxidil to work only on one side of your hairline/scalp and not another? Or has anyone experienced a similar major shed around months 8 - 9 where they dipped below baseline, but regrew it all stronger later? I really want to hope the past 7 months have been a short anagen phase for the hairs on my right hairline after my first shed, and minoxidil is now cycling these hairs through to become even stronger and denser. I've heard the medication works in stages like that for some people.
Please leave comments!
Best,
hair transplants
