Restarting the battle, duta or finasteride + Dr. Pen microneedling

Mapleman

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Hi, i've been on and off this forum since i was 20 years old. Now I'm 26.

I was using dutasteride for 4 years, until i decided that I didn't want to use the meds anymore, I tried to live more spiritually and I quit minoxidil and duta. I had an okay head of hair, but it still wasn't enough, I thought that since I didn't have a youthful density, I might as well opt for the more skinhead look. I was wrong.

The irony is that I shaved my head, and I find that I really don't like it, i just hate the fact that I'm a balding 26 year old, and I don't have an ideal face for the look, it just doesn't suit me.. I tried to wear it short for a year, but now it is getting to me again. I'm a vain artistic type, and I do music and paintings, I don't like the bald, buff thing, I want some hair. I realize I'm not that bad off in terms of head shapes, but I still have a very big forehead, and a headshape which just screams for some coverage.

The thing is, there is LOADS of difference between being able to sport a half inch buzzcut with some density (this looks good enough), rather than having a 2mm buzz with a NW6 outline and frizzy miniaturized follices (like I have right now). I was ungrateful for everything, now I just want some normal shitty hair, I don't expect a luscious mane.

So here we go again, f*****g hell. I'm popping my first capsule of duta, and I'm going to be using my Dr. Pen for microneedling once a week, maybe I'll get around to using some shallower depths on off days. I don't know.

Attached is my current baseline, what I'm hoping for is some decent regrowth so I can have some semblance of a haircut when it grows out to about half an inch.

Update: 1 months of treatment, hair grown out
Update 2 months of treatment, still growing out hair
Update 3 months
 

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iCloud

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Good luck! Why don’t you add minoxidil? This will increase the effects from microneedling.
 

Jeju

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I was ungrateful for everything, now I just want some normal shitty hair, I don't expect a luscious mane.
I hope I never get to that point.

Respect for at least trying the spiritual lifestyle and Buzz. In my opinion I think most people on the street wouldn’t think you were balding by looking at that buzzcut, but if you don’t like it, good luck with the dutasteride/minoxidil gains.
 

Mapleman

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I hope I never get to that point.

Respect for at least trying the spiritual lifestyle and Buzz. In my opinion I think most people on the street wouldn’t think you were balding by looking at that buzzcut, but if you don’t like it, good luck with the dutasteride/minoxidil gains.
Yeah, i tried. But I'm young and vain. I just couldn't find peace with it.

My friends has occasionally commented on my balding, and I've gotten the occasional skinhead comment since I'm pretty muscular as well. I have no issues with women, but I got kind of a villain look going on when i have stubble, and I'd like to be prettier. A skinned head is just boring.
 

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Quick update: I decided to use minoxidil foam as well, once a day. I'm growing hair, srs.
Hey bro, can you post a picture of your hair right before you buzzed? I have a feeling you’ll make good gains so a comparison would be nice!
 

Mapleman

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Hey bro, can you post a picture of your hair right before you buzzed? I have a feeling you’ll make good gains so a comparison would be nice!
Hi, im sorry, this is how I've been wearing my hair for a year now. So the baseline is what I'm used to, in regards to hair length. I'll be growing it out now, and maybe start maintaining a buzz at 1 cm.
 

Mapleman

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Update: 1 month into treatment. Dermapen, minoxidil, dutasteride 0,5 mg

Hair has grown from around 3mm to 1,5 cm. Looks okay at this length. Kind of obsessing a bit, so I will try to reduce the amount of checking.
 

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welshman123

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minoxidil works well on diffuse thinners like us, check my story for some motivation =]
 

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two months of growing out hair and needling, poppin pills and smearing minoxidil on that scalp.
 

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Mapleman

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minoxidil works well on diffuse thinners like us, check my story for some motivation =]
Yeah, im certain that I'm getting regrowth, even though im not bothering with buzzing. I had a shitload of small hairs, and now they all seem to be strengthening. Lots of sprouting near the hairline as well. Happy for this!
 

Mapleman

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Cut my hair yesterday, a bit longer at the forelock, but still a lot shorter overall. Seeing regrowth:)! (especially when compared to the pic at 1 month.)
 

trialAcc

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How long did you quit for? You might get it all back at this rate, you've made massive progress.
 

Mapleman

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How long did you quit for? You might get it all back at this rate, you've made massive progress.
I was off everything for a year. Duta and minoxidil. Now Im needling once every 10 days and minoxidil ED, Duta EoD. Aye, Im hoping to get a somewhat full head of hair again
 

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Hi, i've been on and off this forum since i was 20 years old. Now I'm 26.

I was using dutasteride for 4 years, until i decided that I didn't want to use the meds anymore, I tried to live more spiritually and I quit minoxidil and duta. I had an okay head of hair, but it still wasn't enough, I thought that since I didn't have a youthful density, I might as well opt for the more skinhead look. I was wrong.

The irony is that I shaved my head, and I find that I really don't like it, i just hate the fact that I'm a balding 26 year old, and I don't have an ideal face for the look, it just doesn't suit me.. I tried to wear it short for a year, but now it is getting to me again. I'm a vain artistic type, and I do music and paintings, I don't like the bald, buff thing, I want some hair. I realize I'm not that bad off in terms of head shapes, but I still have a very big forehead, and a headshape which just screams for some coverage.

The thing is, there is LOADS of difference between being able to sport a half inch buzzcut with some density (this looks good enough), rather than having a 2mm buzz with a NW6 outline and frizzy miniaturized follices (like I have right now). I was ungrateful for everything, now I just want some normal shitty hair, I don't expect a luscious mane.

So here we go again, f*****g hell. I'm popping my first capsule of duta, and I'm going to be using my Dr. Pen for microneedling once a week, maybe I'll get around to using some shallower depths on off days. I don't know.

Attached is my current baseline, what I'm hoping for is some decent regrowth so I can have some semblance of a haircut when it grows out to about half an inch.

Update: 1 months of treatment, hair grown out
Update 2 months of treatment, still growing out hair
Keep up the good fight
 

Mapleman

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3 months progress now, getting comments about hair all the time. "Did you cut it etc, did you dye it etc."
As a bonus: A waitress left her number for me on the bill, ill meet her for swimming on wednesday. Haven't gotten this kind of female interest in a while. Might be the overall boost in mood and positivity i feel these days. Ironically, as soon as the hair started coming in i stopped frequenting this hellhole of a forum.
 

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welshman123

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3 months progress now, getting comments about hair all the time. "Did you cut it etc, did you dye it etc."
As a bonus: A waitress left her number for me on the bill, ill meet her for swimming on wednesday. Haven't gotten this kind of female interest in a while. Might be the overall boost in mood and positivity i feel these days. Ironically, as soon as the hair started coming in i stopped frequenting this hellhole of a forum.
Looks good brother! Like I said, diffuse thinners respond well to min. Enjoy life now :)
 

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3 months progress now, getting comments about hair all the time. "Did you cut it etc, did you dye it etc."
As a bonus: A waitress left her number for me on the bill, ill meet her for swimming on wednesday. Haven't gotten this kind of female interest in a while. Might be the overall boost in mood and positivity i feel these days. Ironically, as soon as the hair started coming in i stopped frequenting this hellhole of a forum.

You used oral spirolatone in the past, correct?
 
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