dannyboy785

I bought this recently at the recommendation by my hair stylist. http://www.amazon.com/DS-Laboratories-Revita-Stimulating-Shampoo/dp/B002UD52WQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8 My problem is that lately I've avoided shampooing more than once a week because even light scalp massaging leads to my hand being full of shed hair. So this shampoo is supposed to help with my hair loss but it seems like it's making it worse by having to massage my scalp. Can anyone advise if this actually helps or does more damage? The package recommends using at least 5 times per week. Hair takes a few months to grow and be noticeable so if I'm shedding lots of hair 5 nights per week, wouldn't I be pulling out hair quicker than it can regrow??

That actually brings up a question that I had about this... when I shampoo my hair and see a bunch of hairs on my hand, were those hairs that were already disconnected from my scalp or did scrubbing my scalp pull them out of where they were in my head?

This is comforting. I've always been someone who washes his hair every night and it wasn't until the last few weeks that I noticed shampooing my hair leaves me with lots of hair in my hands, so I've cut the shampooing to about once a week. Crazy to think that my hair would probably look much thicker if I didn't shampoo so much

This is great to hear. All of the hairs that I see lost are short and very thin, so fortunately I haven't lost any thick follicles. I also googled fin(after posting this) and saw that it's most noticeable after 1 year

I got a HT 2 years ago and the new hair is growing fine enough, but I recently noticed that in the shower when I run my hands through my hair, a few hairs always end up in my hands. And in my sink there are hairs sporadically laying around. I've been on finasteride since around June or July, so I would think that 6 months would be enough to start the prevention of hair loss, but is it not enough? Should I also be using something else to help with it?

I figure I would take some pictures to update on my hair. All of the transplanted hair is growing. It seems like the natural hair on top grows a little faster because the top seems longer(in a faux hawk style). The follicles were put in standing straight up so it's pretty difficult to get my hair to lay down and even if it does, it isn't all straight, it kinda curls around in weird ways. I would say that I am *mostly* happy with the results, and of course a follow-up HT would be best to put hair in between the new hair, but I don't have the time and I work around customers all day so it would be too embarrassing. The section where the hair was transplanted is noticeably thinner if you look close. But if you're standing 3ft away or farther, it's hardly noticeable. Also I've been taking prescription finasteride for the last 4 months. Not sure if it's helping but my hair that I had before feels like it is thicker than before the HT. Unforunately I know that it can't thicken the hair that was transplanted

Not sure what you mean by miniaturization. I just ordered nizoral 2% online based on reading from other posts here, hope to start that soon. My concern with fin is the sexual side effects. But nowhere can I find exactly how often it occurred among users. If anyone can help with that, I'd greatly appreciate it. Since I already spent the money on the comb, I'll just continue to use it. It might not help but it can't hurt. And I've attached a pic from right after the HT

I read stories and see videos about guys talking about their hair loss and how they see hair falling off and into the sink or in their shower... but I've never noticed that before. My hair is longer now and I notice a bigger gap between the old hairline and the new hair, but I don't know if that's normal or if my hair is still receding. I've been using the hairmax lasercomb(yes, I know everyone here bashes it) and 5% monoxidil. I'd really like to avoid propecia if possible so my question is a) does this look like the hairline has receded further, and b) what else can I take to prevent future hair loss? by the way, in the picture I combed the 2 separate hairlines away from each other so it doesn't look nearly this bad when all of the hair is in the same direction.

I've read about the sexual side effects and I'm aware of them, but it finally hit me when I was reading the label that came with the pills and how it described side effects as "will continue after you stop taking" and that really worried me. The thing that I can't seem to find anywhere is the percentage of males that this occurred with during the study. Also, I've read on this forum about some guys bashing the hairmax lasercomb which I though would work well, so can somebody give factual information on either of these issues without incorporating their own biased opinion?

But then you're like me where you get the HT but still are losing hair, then it looks really bad because of the noticeable split between new hair and previous hairline :mad:

How do I get some of that? I never looked into it before and a google search didn't give much help. Is it entirely prescription? Or is there a generic that also works that is OTC?

what is fin??

I've read about sexual side effects from propecia and would like to avoid that if possible. And I currently use the foam version of monoxidil

I got my HT done last July and I'm mostly happy with the results. I've been using the hairmax lasercomb since the HT and about 3 months ago started using monodixil 5%. I feel like my hair may still be receding because of the noticeable space between my old hairline and the new one(in the picture I've attached), but I was told that the lasercomb would prevent any future hair loss. Is that no true? Is there anything I can take that will ensure no future hair loss?

Haven't updated in a while so I figured I'd update. I've been using the hairmax lasercomb since the HT and started using monoxidil twice daily for about 2 months. I got a haircut a few weeks ago and the hair appears a little fuller when it's longer. I also have a trial order of Caboki in the mail and want to try to fill in the sides of the top where it appears thinner