Mccoybob17
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I posted this thread in another sub forum, but I'm thinking I'll get more results here. This is what I posted:
Hello everyone, I'm a 26 year old male and I started thinning out when I was 20/21. It started with my temples, but I didn't really care/worry about it. A couple of years ago I noticed my crown was thinning out. I still have hairs on my crown, but they are MUCH thinner than any other hairs on my head.
I've decided I need to do something, and rogaine it is. I'm not all that comfortable in taking finasteride, so this is what I'm left with. I plan on getting 5% foam and giving it a run, but here is where I need the advice.
Should I only be applying the rogaine to the crown of my head? This is the real problem area, and is what I am most concerned with attempting to treat. Or should I be applying to foam to my entire scalp? Or at the very least to the front of my scalp. The hair on the front of my head is a lot thicker than the crown, but I have noticed that it is also starting to thin (not nearly as bad though).
So should I stick with only applying the rogaine to the crown? This is the area that desperately needs some help. Perhaps Icould start with the crown, and should the front continue to thin then I could apply it all over.
Or just go after the male pattern baldness right now, and apply the foam all over my head? I'm not on any DHT blockers other than nizoral.
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I worry that only putting the minoxidil on my crown will make it stand out and look different from the rest of my hair. Because of the shed I would rather only put it on my crown to see how I react. Is there any harm in starting with the crown and moving to the entire head should I notice my front hair continues to thin?
I know the science behind rogaine shows that hair that is not damaged will not be changed by rogaine. So applying it to the front of my head should, in theory, be no risk/high reward.
I'm nervous about starting this, but if I wait much longer I won't have any hair to save. Any advice is greatly appreciated
Hello everyone, I'm a 26 year old male and I started thinning out when I was 20/21. It started with my temples, but I didn't really care/worry about it. A couple of years ago I noticed my crown was thinning out. I still have hairs on my crown, but they are MUCH thinner than any other hairs on my head.
I've decided I need to do something, and rogaine it is. I'm not all that comfortable in taking finasteride, so this is what I'm left with. I plan on getting 5% foam and giving it a run, but here is where I need the advice.
Should I only be applying the rogaine to the crown of my head? This is the real problem area, and is what I am most concerned with attempting to treat. Or should I be applying to foam to my entire scalp? Or at the very least to the front of my scalp. The hair on the front of my head is a lot thicker than the crown, but I have noticed that it is also starting to thin (not nearly as bad though).
So should I stick with only applying the rogaine to the crown? This is the area that desperately needs some help. Perhaps Icould start with the crown, and should the front continue to thin then I could apply it all over.
Or just go after the male pattern baldness right now, and apply the foam all over my head? I'm not on any DHT blockers other than nizoral.
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I worry that only putting the minoxidil on my crown will make it stand out and look different from the rest of my hair. Because of the shed I would rather only put it on my crown to see how I react. Is there any harm in starting with the crown and moving to the entire head should I notice my front hair continues to thin?
I know the science behind rogaine shows that hair that is not damaged will not be changed by rogaine. So applying it to the front of my head should, in theory, be no risk/high reward.
I'm nervous about starting this, but if I wait much longer I won't have any hair to save. Any advice is greatly appreciated