Hi all. I have been lurking here for a while, and decided to finally create a post that I will use to document my journey towards hopefully getting my hair back. Here are some "before" pictures that shows my current hair loss.
I'm not sure what Norwood I would be classified... maybe 6. Reading through some other threads, the consensus seems to be that good results from a transplant are very rarely obtained with hair loss as bad as mine. Well... I guess we'll see.
I have every expectation that my journey will end in a hair transplant or two. I will just need to decide whether I want to start with FUT or FUE (some seem to think that maximization of the number of donor grafts requires starting with FUT), which doctor I should end up choosing (leaning towards Dr Ekrem Civas in Anarka at the moment, but hesitant to travel to Turkey), and then save up the money to make it happen.
In any case, between now and then I am going to experiment with a few different things to see if I can't improve my situation without surgery. I will be posting pictures along the way.
My regimen will consist of:
- Minoxidil applied morning and evening
- iRestore laser helmet, 25 minutes every other day (skeptical, but has 6 month return policy so... might as well!)
- Derma roller once or twice a week
- Biotin and zinc supplements every day.
I've been appreciative of being able to read about other's experiences, and hopefully this will be able to give back in some way.
I have every expectation that my journey will end in a hair transplant or two. I will just need to decide whether I want to start with FUT or FUE (some seem to think that maximization of the number of donor grafts requires starting with FUT), which doctor I should end up choosing (leaning towards Dr Ekrem Civas in Anarka at the moment, but hesitant to travel to Turkey), and then save up the money to make it happen.
In any case, between now and then I am going to experiment with a few different things to see if I can't improve my situation without surgery. I will be posting pictures along the way.
My regimen will consist of:
- Minoxidil applied morning and evening
- iRestore laser helmet, 25 minutes every other day (skeptical, but has 6 month return policy so... might as well!)
- Derma roller once or twice a week
- Biotin and zinc supplements every day.
I've been appreciative of being able to read about other's experiences, and hopefully this will be able to give back in some way.