I'm going to guess the answer is no, but I'm going to ask anyway. If I begin using Minox now along with the Fin i'm already taking and see hair growth, will it be OK to then stop using Minox? I can see myself taking a pill for years, but applying rogaine twice a day just won't work for a long time.

You will lose everything the Minox accomplished once you stop taking it.

Good on you for coming to these forums at your age and catching in early.it certainly leaves you more options than a lot of us.I wish someone had popped a packet of fin through my letterbox 10 years ago!.

with regards to the hair foams,i feel your pain.Ive tried regaine and procerin which i both found left my hair looking like someone had just cracked a raw egg into it,so i too have recently started on finasteride.

All the best with your journey mate.

Thanks for all the help and advice so far! I've finally started feeling a LITTLE more confident about this...

I wanted to address the idea of Rogaine foam again after having a free consultation with someone at Dr. DiStefano's office. From what I was told, Rogaine foam even works if just used once a day (right before bed probably) and dries very quickly...making it easy to apply nanogen on top. From all of your experiences, is it truly that easy to use? I know the liquid is far more tedious, but from what I've seen about the foam here too, it seems rather annoying as well. Any feedback on this would be appreciated.

Lastly, I was also told that a "handheld laser comb" thingamajig would be beneficial too and that a huge percentage of people who have used this ~$500 contraption see increase in hair density. Again, any experiences?

Thanks again!

Don't listen to Kanum. I eat an apple everyday and I still lose hair. Laser combs are a hoax. The foam does apply easier than the liquid. However, if you put in nanogen you'd have to wash that out before applying the foam. But you should wash out nanogen before you go to bed anyways.

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So, to my understanding, I could take a shower at night (I also take one in the morning) to get the nanogen out and THEN put the rogaine foam in and let it sit as I sleep? would it be bad if I shower when I wake up then and put nanogen on after that? Not sure if that will wash out the rogaine too quickly? And don't worry, I have very little faith in natural cures that people speak of...as much as I love nature, it's unreliable.

Well, I always find it comforting when I know there are people dealing with situations worse than mine so just remember you are losing your hair in the crown which isn't noticable front on. So for people like myself (I'm 19 and have much more significant loss than your pic) who are losing in the frontal 1/3 we are the ones who have to avoid all cameras. But, anyway just remember there are many more people in the same situation as you or even worse. Just wear a hat 24/7 like the rest of us :P