Suggestions? Keto + LLLT working, can’t do Min, finasteride, or dutasteride

BigBrother69

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I’m a Norwood 2 in the front, about a 4.5 in the crown. I’m a male in his mid 40s, but health monitoring shows I’m biologically early-mid 30s (high five!) Pretty much every male in my family goes to about a Norwood 6.

The first successful thing I tried over a decade ago was Nizoral and it did a bang up job slowing down my hair loss. I use it every day.

The second was an LLLT helmet. I started with an iRestore Pro which slowed down the loss further, and then switched to a Theradome Pro three years ago which pretty much halted my loss completely, so that’s great. I use that every day as well!

Min, finasteride, and dutasteride are all off the table for me for medical reasons, and I tried essential oils and microneedling for months and months without any results.

Since I’ve managed to basically stop the hair loss, it would be amazing if I could actually start to get some regrowth now, as who knows how far I can go. Do you have any suggestions, either internal or external, which I should add to my regimen to stand a chance to start getting regrowth? Thank you so much!

PS- in the interim, gotta give a shout out to Toppik as it has been great when I go out and really does do the trick.
 
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Kidbako

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I’m a Norwood 2 in the front, about a 4.5 in the crown. I’m a male in his mid 40s, but health monitoring shows I’m biologically early-mid 30s (high five!) Pretty much every male in my family goes to about a Norwood 6.

The first successful thing I tried over a decade ago was Nizoral and it did a bang up job slowing down my hair loss. I use it every day.

The second was an LLLT helmet. I started with an iRestore Pro which slowed down the loss further, and then switched to a Theradome Pro three years ago which pretty much halted my loss completely, so that’s great. I use that every day as well!

Min, finasteride, and dutasteride are all off the table for me for medical reasons, and I tried essential oils and microneedling for months and months without any results.

Since I’ve managed to basically stop the hair loss, it would be amazing if I could actually start to get some regrowth now, as who knows how far I can go. Do you have any suggestions, either internal or external, which I should add to my regimen to stand a chance to start getting regrowth? Thank you so much!

PS- in the interim, gotta give a shout out to Toppik as it has been great when I go out and really does do the trick.
You could try aggressive head massage. Few good YouTube vids on the subject. Blood flow is always a good thing for hair.
 

losingbattle88

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I’m a Norwood 2 in the front, about a 4.5 in the crown. I’m a male in his mid 40s, but health monitoring shows I’m biologically early-mid 30s (high five!) Pretty much every male in my family goes to about a Norwood 6.

The first successful thing I tried over a decade ago was Nizoral and it did a bang up job slowing down my hair loss. I use it every day.

The second was an LLLT helmet. I started with an iRestore Pro which slowed down the loss further, and then switched to a Theradome Pro three years ago which pretty much halted my loss completely, so that’s great. I use that every day as well!

Min, finasteride, and dutasteride are all off the table for me for medical reasons, and I tried essential oils and microneedling for months and months without any results.

Since I’ve managed to basically stop the hair loss, it would be amazing if I could actually start to get some regrowth now, as who knows how far I can go. Do you have any suggestions, either internal or external, which I should add to my regimen to stand a chance to start getting regrowth? Thank you so much!

PS- in the interim, gotta give a shout out to Toppik as it has been great when I go out and really does do the trick.
Castration would be your best option if you cant take meds. Btw you sound like a laser helmet shill lmao. I also use a laser helmet
But laser helmets are meant to be used eod not ed.
 
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BigBrother69

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Castration would be your best option if you cant take meds. Btw you sound like a laser helmet shill lmao. I also use a laser helmet
But laser helmets are meant to be used eod not ed.
Thanks for the helpful advice. Also I've been posting on here for a decade across different topics. I must be the most expensive, inefficient shill the helmet companies ever paid for :).
 

Envoy Health

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I’m a Norwood 2 in the front, about a 4.5 in the crown. I’m a male in his mid 40s, but health monitoring shows I’m biologically early-mid 30s (high five!) Pretty much every male in my family goes to about a Norwood 6.

The first successful thing I tried over a decade ago was Nizoral and it did a bang up job slowing down my hair loss. I use it every day.

The second was an LLLT helmet. I started with an iRestore Pro which slowed down the loss further, and then switched to a Theradome Pro three years ago which pretty much halted my loss completely, so that’s great. I use that every day as well!

Min, finasteride, and dutasteride are all off the table for me for medical reasons, and I tried essential oils and microneedling for months and months without any results.

Since I’ve managed to basically stop the hair loss, it would be amazing if I could actually start to get some regrowth now, as who knows how far I can go. Do you have any suggestions, either internal or external, which I should add to my regimen to stand a chance to start getting regrowth? Thank you so much!

PS- in the interim, gotta give a shout out to Toppik as it has been great when I go out and really does do the trick.
Since your hair loss is stable and medications aren’t an option, any regrowth would mostly come from thickening existing hairs rather than creating new ones. PRP or fixing nutrient deficiencies may offer small gains, but a conservative transplant is usually the most reliable way to see noticeable density.
 

losingbattle88

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how do you expect to regenerate hair without minoxidil? youre lucky to be getting any results with such a lukewarm regimen

Thanks for the helpful advice. Also I've been posting on here for a decade across different topics. I must be the most expensive, inefficient shill the helmet companies ever paid for :).
just find it hard to believe that u stopped nw6 genes with a shampoo and a laser helmet lmao.
 
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