I was pretty busy this week so I didn't read the last pages. Sorry for this. I will just post an update for my case.
My current situation after 5 sessions:
Hairline: gaining even more ground;
Frontal area: a lot more density;
Mid scalp: more density;
Traction allopecia on the back of my head: a lot more density;
Huge holes on my two vertex (slick area as large as 10cmx12cm): growing back.
Overall: a lot darker, a lot more volume, hair a lot thicker, lots of little hair stinging when I put my hands in my hair.
I will wait 4 weeks from now and I will publish my before/after photos. I'm waiting for the hair on the crown to grow more to post my photos. My results are just crazy and it's just the beginning. I'm trying to avoid the hype, but those new hair are not helping at all. There are lots and lots of little hair (true hair, not vellus) upon the crown (which is new).
For those who don't know, here is my treatment:
- Microneedling session once a week / 1.5 mm for 10 min, then 2 mm for 30 min / Device: Dr Pen A6. Ultima ;
- Minoxidil twice a day / 1ml (I put more, I used two bottles in one month, so I should say 2ml) / Minoxidil 5% liquid from Foligain ;
- Minoxidil applied 6 hours before microneedling and 6 hours after (I'm not waiting 24 hours like in the 2 studies);
- Nizoral 2 to 3 times a week;
- No hairloss treatment before this.
Side effects:
- Had a hard time with Minoxidil in the 3/4 first weeks (mainly headaches);
- Side effects from Minoxidil disapeared after week 4;
- Microneedling is more painful now (can be unbearable at the beginning of the session, even with a numbing cream);
- Microneedling comes with huge headaches.
Conclusion:
Not sure. Results could be attributed to Minoxidil. Perhaps I'm a good responder. But the fact that I'm not only regrowing hair on the crown, but also on my former hairline, makes me think that it's the combination of both microneedling and minoxidil that makes it very effective.