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Hi all. I have been using minoxidil for 25 years or so and together with propecia and one hair transplant feel I am in a really good place with my hair and very happy with it. I have recently started using using either sea salt spray or a thickening cream as both add a great deal of volume to my hair. Both the sea salt spray and the thickener need to be added to wet hair and blow dried, where as ideally I believe minoxidil needs to be added to dry hair, with no product in. So my question is in what order should I apply each product...........?? Should I apply the minoxidil to a wet scalp, massage it in, then apply the salt spray or thickener and then blow dry?? This goes against everything I was told about not applying to minoxidil to wet hair or using a blow drier after applying it. Should I apply the minoxidil to a dry freshly washed scalp, then re-wet my hair to apply the sea salt spray or thickening cream, then blow dry my hair? I have tried both the salt spray and thickening cream on dry hair and neither works. Both leave my hair very greasy and it fails to add any volume.Does re wetting my hair risk washing off the minoxidil? Should I apply the salt spray or thickening cream to wet hair, blow dry it then apply the minoxidil? This seems to go against the advice of using minoxidil on hair with product in, although out of the 3 my thinking was that this was perhaps the best way to do it. Does anyone follow a similar regime? If so any advice?

Thanks so much for all the responses guys. I checked with my Dr.(who checked with the pharmacist) and she said that there should be no problem with conceiving while on propecia. There have been no recorded instances of any probs. A bit of a relief as the drug is so effective and coming off would have been quite a bind : o )

Hi all I have been on Finasteride since 2000, with no side effects, and along with minoxidil and an HT, have experienced hugely positive results. I know that potentially there is a risk of birth defects if a child is conceived whist I am using the drug, but my question would be is there an acknowledged safe period I would have to be off the drug for before my partner and I try for a child? i.e. how long would there be traces of it still in my system, particularly regarding the length of time I have been using it? I know the chance of birth defects are extremely slim even if I stayed on the drug, but this is something I wouldn't even think about doing. As an aside if we did conceive would I be able to resume finasteride, and practice unprotected sex ( with my partner ) during the pregnancy?? Also if I came off the drug how long would it take for my hair to start to thin again, and does anyone have any recommendations to counter this? Obv I will put all these questions to a doctor but I thought it wouldn't hurt to gage opinion on here, particularly as there are some real experts on this forum.........

Great news! A fantastic surgeon and team. Had my HT with him in September 2011 and am delighted with the results!!!

Thanks for the comments guys. I went with FUT on Dr .B's advice. Cost was a factor too. I can't find the scar at all even if I go to a grade 3. Have had no issues at all with it and reckon I could get away with a grade 2 without it being visible.

16 months and all done!! Delighted with it. Hair looks incredibly natural. No trace of a scar at all. Dr Bs rep Steve, who took the photos, took a look last week and couldn't find it. Have gone down to a grade3 and there is still no sign of it! Photos aren't great quality but should give you some idea of the result.

Hi Chris I just had the stitches taken out at my local doctors.....only a few mins job by the nurse. I started using rogaine again once I had healed up...2 or 3 weeks post op if I remember correctly. Good luck...you won't regret it. Any questions drop me a line.

Thanks bud......am beyond happy with it. It has exceeded all my expectations. Big thanx to Dr.B.

These are finally the 10 month pics....... Anyway am delighted with where I am at....best money I have ever spent.

Thanks guys....hi alix. Density is great. Whether it is as thick as it was when I was 19 I don't know but wind and rain (which I used to avoid like the plague) are no probs. I used to just brush my hair forward all the times but can now actually mess it up a bit without worrying.......I reckon the density would even hold up to growing a bit of length on it too.

These photos have been taken between 8-8.5 months. am so happy with the results. I have completely forgotten what it felt like to be losing my hair.

All seems fine. Thickening up nicely.

Now we're cooking!!!!! Loads of growth in the last month. Had a 5 month consulatation with Dr Bisanga and Stephen from BHR. They seemed really happy and so am I..........they said I am still only at the 50% growth phase!!!......

Thanks Slickers.......am in the middle of the frustrating phase but hopefully things are begining to happen now!!! Was v impressed with the whole setup with Dr. B.......obviously can't comment on the final result yet but fingers crossed.