Hello,
Been a long-time reader on the boards, just decided to make the effort and join in today
Now onto my hair-loss story:
My hair-line started receding as far as 6 years-ago (around age 14) but accelerated quite noticeably in the past 2 years. At the moment balding isn't noticeable with my current hair style which is a pull-down with short fringes unless hair is pulled back.
Hair-line is approximately 2cm above where an average 20-year old hair line would be.
In my family all males on my mother side including my grand and uncles are bald. My father is bald as well.
I wouldn't mind losing hair when I get to 35-40 but I do think that its a bit unfair to start losing hair to this extent at my age (I'm 20 turning 21 in a few months) I've been contemplating on some sort of treatment for the past few years but I've become quite desparate of late and decided to take action.
So I racked up all the courage that I have and went to visit a local GP, I just said to him "I'm losing hair on my temples and I'm determined to get prescription for Propecia" and he just gave me a blank look and asked what propecia was. He promised to call back in a few days time after he has done some reading on the drug but I'm not getting my hopes up to get a prescription from him.
I've done an extensive reading on the matter of hair loss and treatments - both surgical and non-surgical. I'm aware that Propecia and Minoxidil are only clinically proven to be effective on the crown area but I also discovered stories of people with some regrowth on the frontals there and there. If there are anyone with such experience please share your story with me.
As for regrowth from drug treatment, generally what type of baldness is eligible for a regrowth?
When I look closely in the mirror, on the 2cm high bald area under my hairline, I noticed tiny (you have to look very closely under a good amount of light) hairs covering the area. Could that mean my hair follicles are somewhat still alive? Can I expect some form of regrowth in that area once I start taking Propecia + minoxidil?
I've got a lot more questions to ask but I'll stop here as I don't want to discourage potential readers with a wall of texts
Thank you for reading
