i''ll be 29 in about 3 months and have had a slowly receeding hairline, since i was about 20-21. i've only tried topicals (minoxidil) and shampoos (nioxin), due to the horrific rx side-effect stories i've read in several major hairloss forums. honestly, nothing scares me more then people claiming they've have irreversible issues at such young ages. regardless, about a year ago (during the bad shed phase, from what i remember) i decided minoxidil was too much of a hassle and not working. bad move guys :cry: over the next 12-16 months, i've gone from thinning temples and a receeding hairline (at the corners), to a nw4 or 5 (bald crown)... i doubt it's medical, although some would probably love to argue this point but wtf should i do?
i'm back on minoxidil, but wondering if it's possible to regain what's fallen out over the last year and a half? i doubt it :cry: so i've been seriously considering surgery, because i feel i'm to the point of no return here. luckily i'm only about an hour from feller in NY and i'd even be willing to travel over the border for fue. let me know what you guys think or if anyone has had successful re-growth with non-prescription treatments.
i've been lurking around here for a while, but never really had the courage to post my own thread. thx in advance guys
oh btw, male pattern baldness does run in my family. my father passed away at a young age (37) but was clearly thinning, however his 3 brothers have full heads of hair to this day (all in their mid-50's). on my mothers side is the bad news one of her brothers (uncle to me) was completely bald at about 24 and the other has been thinning for years. he actually has had two surgeries in the last 2 years at crown and hairline (from what my mother has told me) but i feel awkward asking him about it. sorry this was so long, but i this is something i don't get to share with others.. actually i f*cking hate talking about it, but i need some suggestions damnit.
i'm back on minoxidil, but wondering if it's possible to regain what's fallen out over the last year and a half? i doubt it :cry: so i've been seriously considering surgery, because i feel i'm to the point of no return here. luckily i'm only about an hour from feller in NY and i'd even be willing to travel over the border for fue. let me know what you guys think or if anyone has had successful re-growth with non-prescription treatments.
i've been lurking around here for a while, but never really had the courage to post my own thread. thx in advance guys
oh btw, male pattern baldness does run in my family. my father passed away at a young age (37) but was clearly thinning, however his 3 brothers have full heads of hair to this day (all in their mid-50's). on my mothers side is the bad news
one of her brothers (uncle to me) was completely bald at about 24 and the other has been thinning for years. he actually has had two surgeries in the last 2 years at crown and hairline (from what my mother has told me) but i feel awkward asking him about it. sorry this was so long, but i this is something i don't get to share with others.. actually i f*cking hate talking about it, but i need some suggestions damnit.
