Shifty

good stuff, going to add pumpkin seed oil, emu oil and azealic acid although I dont have shedding really) to the morning and night mix.

Are pumpkin seed oil pills as effective as an actual oil (liquid)?

15 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Duchaine has a great thread, so does @CosmoKramer and @Shifty All three of these guys have some amazing results in the crown using non-surgical treatments. I think you've caught it early enough. I don't think you need to do any surgery just yet.

yezzir check it out. Also don't be afraid of things such as fibers or dermatch

https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/52518-growing-hair-back-the-big-3-journey/

12 hours ago, Shmiggy said:

Looks good man. I’ve tried Dermmatch on much thinner hair and it doesn’t take as well. Looks more like mascara on the scalp. I’m thinking hair fibers would look better but not hold up.

This was what I was thinking was going to happen. I still have to play with it because it kind of makes the hair look wavy. It doesnt come off though which is great,  fibers fly off from a stiff wind.

So I wanted to try DermaMatch. Here are my results!! 

Thoughts?

Picture 1 is Au'natural

Picture 2 is with DermaMatch

Picture 3 is after a heavy 5 second blowdry session. (I wanted to see how wind resistant it was)

wow great job

13 hours ago, Shmiggy said:

You sure? I figured the increased Rogaine absorption due to the rolling was a big part of your success. What do you think the rolling is doing then?

Positive. It's all about collogen and blood flow. 

3 hours ago, Shmiggy said:

@Shifty it would be interesting to know what’s more effective considering you’re dermarolling is done to help with the topical absorption. I wonder if oral is essentially helping with absorption as well.

Derma rolling has nothing to do with minox. In my case at least. 

Look into a system. I've seen some incredible videos with your type of hair. because its so thick naturally the systems actually look good. 

https://shoppeblack.us/2018/05/wade-the-barber-man-weave/

17 hours ago, Shmiggy said:

 You only need 2.5 mg for hair loss and you start by cutting the pill in half. 

 

 

 

It this something you have to take more of the longer you use it? 

57 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

@Russ @Shifty you may remember I had great regrowth on finasteride alone, then started to have a significant shed. as soon as I got on oral minoxidil, i noticed the shedding stopped and I started to rebound from my shed and have noticed noticeable, and substantial improvement/gains. Now, I’m not sure if it’s just coincidental of my finasteride shed ending, or if the minoxidil was kicking in. 

I've never really had fin shed. I think I'm interested in the MINPill because putting foam on twice a day is really annoying. 

Is the MINPILL something I have to get prescribed by a doctor?

3 hours ago, hairlossPA said:

been taking 1.25mg of oral minoxidil since August 1st. no sides. no wolf-man hair. no fine hair becoming darker. nothing. 

the pill is 2.5mg but my doc said to split them in half 

3 hours ago, Russ said:

Have you noticed any enhancements? Hair growing faster, thicker, etc?

Yeah what he said, any real progress in the 4 months?

Thoughts on all this, anyone? assuming these side effects are more prevalent with pill form?

This is a side effect, and 80% is kind of scary! You basically become a wolf-man.

Dermatologic-Hypertrichosis-Elongation, thickening, and enhanced pigmentation of fine body hair are seen in about 80% of patients taking minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil tablets) tablets) tablets) tablets. This develops within 3 to 6 weeks after starting therapy. It is usually first noticed on the temples, between the eyebrows, between the hairline and the eyebrows, or in the side-burn area of the upper lateral cheek, later extending to the back, arms, legs, and scalp. Upon discontinuation of minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil tablets) tablets) tablets) , new hair growth stops, but 1 to 6 months may be required for restoration to pretreatment appearance. No endocrine abnormalities have been found to explain the abnormal hair growth; thus, it is hypertrichosis without virilism. Hair growth is especially disturbing to children and women and such patients should be thoroughly informed about this effect before therapy with minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil (minoxidil tablets) tablets) tablets) is begun. Allergic-Rashes have been reported, including rare reports of bullous eruptions, and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

On 11/14/2019 at 7:47 AM, Shmiggy said:

I was just at Shapiro Medical Group this week and Dr. Paul says oral is much more effective. He takes the oral himself and says if you don’t have any heart issues then that’s the route to go.

Where can I get it? Obviously I can find out myself, but gotta make sure im not getting sawdust! Any other side effects besides heart attacks? lol

11 hours ago, Jallyn said:

Do you condition everyday as well?

I do. I always keep a few of each product on hand  because they run out fast. 

1 hour ago, Jallyn said:

Is your daily shampoo still Phytoworx? Can you recommend a cheaper one? 

Its is expensive =/ I still use it. I wouldnt now of a comparable. I do use Viviscal conditioner, maybe try their shampoo? I used to use it, just switched to photoworx. 

18 hours ago, Raphael84 said:

Perhaps consider oral minoxidil 5 mg. Patients are reporting very positively.

I need to look up side effects of oral but its an idea ive meant to look into

18 hours ago, LonelyGraft said:

Are you still seeing dandruff with the foam minoxidil?

yeah, i tried liquid briefly and my scalp was pure white so stayed with the foam and while not as bad i still have it as you can see in the photo. 

5 minutes ago, CosmoKramer said:

Same here...I’m debating using the home brew ‘Zix’ as I’ve seen a really good result from a person on another forum using as a replacement for Minoxidil,  and in conjunction with derma rolling and the progress looked great. I tried it last week but the only annoying thing about Zix is that it’s yellowish color stains a bit.

zix?

9 hours ago, CosmoKramer said:

I also take plenty of supps but I’m very skeptical of PRP due to lack of visibly consistent results, if you have the cash to pay $3,500 for 4 sessions and want to give it a try and chronicle it, then do you, but I’d hold on to the cash and put it towards an HT with a great doc, if I’m being honest.

I kind of agree but obviously what Ive bee doing is trying to avoid surgery. I mean if it works Ill be a poster boy. 

P.S hate is not strong enough a word for dandruff. Who thinks I should stop Rogaine?? 

some photo updates. I have Rogaine foam in so after it dried i just brushed it through a little. The hair combed in the right direction can do wonders!

I started Derma rolling the temple points, Hoping to see some progress there. Ill start adding those photos as well. 

On 11/3/2019 at 8:29 PM, Jallyn said:

So Shifty do you wash your hair everyday? I saw you use a ketoconazole shampoo and a different one on other days. How long do you leave the ketoconazole in for? Do you always condition as well? 

I do wash my hair every day. I leave the Keto shampoo in for 5 minutes. The non Keto shampoo for about 3 minutes. I always condition.

7 hours ago, CosmoKramer said:

$3,500 for 4 prp sessions?  Are they injecting gold as well?? 😉 I hope you didn’t go to Pursad to get that ripoff quote...as I’ve read that’s around what his clinic charges...

Just my honest opinion, prp is over-priced snake oil quackery that requires expensive upkeep with limited results if any at all, same goes to the heavily marketed Nutrafol “miracle” hair supplements, you could get some good quality supplements for cheaper and honestly I’ve seen some good rapid growth from Now brand MSM and Biotin daily supplement I take that costs around $5 a month compared to Nutrafol $90 ripoff price. 

 

I take plenty of supplements! lol I was curious because I heard $1500 for PRP. I am willing to try it out and document it. Proof is in the pudding. The place i got quoted from is literally 2 buildings away from my own office. Too bad they are banging me over the head,. 

@LaserCap Who are the 3?