Mikey1970

I have been taking 2.5mg Oral Minoxidil for 9 months. Pleased with some thickening of scalp hair but pretty sure it has given me significant puffiness of the eyelids as a few friends are commenting. Anyone else experienced this? I read on some other forums a diuretic can help?

Hi Melvin. Yes, i have had my own nightmares with the Hair journey as i think you will remember. I have settled a lot since that time but as you are no doubt aware, it can leave some psychological scarring if you do not tread carefully and deal with ethical practitioners in this industry, thats for sure. Cheers.

It does look like classic recession at the temples but the good news is you are aware of it & addressing it early. With preventative medications, good shampoo's etc you can greatly slow down the loss almost indefinitely. I say that because when i was 18yo i was receding on the temples and now at 50 i am still fortunate to still have most of my hair. Do you have dandruff, scalp psoriasis, excessive itching etc? If so i am a strong believer in the benefits of Ionil T shampoo or a coal tar based shampoo - that helped the general healthiness of my scalp so much in the early days. Look after your hair now and if you can control the loss you can always surgically correct the hairline with a top Dr down the track. Best of luck.

Definitely not normal to have "severe pain" a week post op.

I think anything that can increase blood flow to the hair follicles is good. That said, imho the lasercap's are likely to be the least effective. GET ON THE ROLLER! 🙂

1.5 mm roller, Tuesday & Friday nights Melvin. I roll over back and forth across the weaker area's to the point of light bleeding right before I go to bed. In the morning I wash my hair normally & apply the rogaine foam. I would never have even tried microneedling if it wasn't for Shifty's posts - I have followed the regime that worked so well for him.

Here is a close up just taken. No fibres, just natural. I have been a member of this forum for 5 years & think a few senior members would acknowledge i am a genuine poster.

I have been using minox via rogaine foam for 10-15 years. Been using Fin for 5 years. I use the rogaine foam the morning after rolling as per normal.

I do it in the thinning area only, to the point of light bleeding. I was a bit worried about making my hair worse at first but the gamble paid off. Obviously the wounding significantly attracts increased blood flow to the affected area and the follicles have responded like wildfire.

You should regain most of the native hair 3-4 months post op. If it was strong hair it almost certainly will come back unless something has really gone wrong. IMHO.

I posted on this forum a month or so ago seeking advice for some thinning that I had been experiencing behind my transplanted frontal hairline. Thankfully I stumbled across a post by Shifty in which he reported amazing results from microneedling. Deciding to give it a go myself I have been rolling twice a week (Tuesday & Friday nights) with a 1.5mm roller and truthfully, am blown away with the results too. The thinning part has almost completely filled in within just one month! I could notice improved results by the 2nd week! Seriously guys, imho it is about time derma-rolling or micro-needling gets a boost in recognition! Im not sure if it can bring follicles back from the dead, but it can definitely give a big boost to sick, thinning follicles.

Should get more recognition on this forum than it does imho. Id go so far as to say the Big 3, should be the Big 4 with microneedling included.

I would be guessing mate but personally I wouldn't touch the transplanted area's with a dermaroller for 6 months! Just my gut feeling.

1) Anti Androgen medication - Finasteride or Dutasteride 2) A good shampoo such as the coal tar variety or nizoral. 3) Minox / Rogain Foam 4) Research micro-needling & do that on area's of the scalp with weakness. I think its about time we start giving micro-needling a bit more respect & credibility. There have been some incredible results highlighted recently & I myself have had some good early results with it.

An inspiring thread Shifty. Congrats on your results thus far. For what its worth, I agree that a good regime of hair care can virtually stop MPB in its tracks. I was receding quite sharply on both temple points by 18 years of age, now 48 and although I have had transplants for my hairline and temples, the crown is still intact and most people consider I have almost a full head of hair. Ionil T shampoo which is a coal tar type is what I have used for almost 30 years and worked brilliantly at rectifying a psoriasis type of condition which I think was exacerbating my hair loss at such a young age. Your thread has resulted in me just ordering a 1.5mm derma roller for the first time - I have some weakness behind the transplanted front in my frontal third (particularly on one side) that hopefully I can thicken up. I will give this up to 6 months and if still not happy will likely try PRP. Reluctant to go for more transplants as I have had my own nightmare experience with shock loss although good/ethical doctors really should be able to minimize that risk. Thanks for sharing your results with the forum, it truly is valuable information from a great responder to non surgical hair loss intervention. Cheers.