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    21 y.o, hairloss from chemo, please help.

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    Thanks for the response! i know my health and wellbeing is most important, and im working on all of that. ive been working out, improving social life, eating healthy, etc. but im just very self conscious about my hair. i shy away from girls sometimes because i dont want them to see me without my hat, and that sucks haha. do you think just shaving my head to a #3 or 4 would look better? i think your right, bosley is not the way to go and i was afraid you would mention that surgery might not even make a significant diff. I just dont know what to do. its really bugging me, and i understand when you say were all going suffering from hair loss, but im 21 and its A LOT diff. when your older like...40 and start balding naturally. I am only suffering from hair loss because of cancer. it sucks! /rant

     

    i would recommend you shave it down a little and see how it looks...i shave down to a zero. i included a picture. i think i can pull off the look. its all about confidence my man. i think you are doing the right things. eat right, get into shape, focus on other things....especially personality. hairloss bothers all of us differently and i understand how you feel. i am only 24 years old. it sucks but we have to make the best of it.

     

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    What THEY Dont Tell You

    in Hair Transplant Reviews

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    Below are a series of photos: 1) one of my hair at 1/2" length at the 8 month mark 2) one of my pre surgery condition 3) one of 3 months post-HT showing native hair growing back normally 4) two of my scar area at 8 months post-op after a #3 clip haircut, in very bright daylight 5) one of my scar at 8 months post op (#3 clip) with a little Toppik sprinkled around it, under harsh indoor flourescent light

     

    If what you were saying was true about all HTs no matter who the doctor/clinic then a patient like myself could simply not exist. For the record I had a 4496 graft megasession strip surgery on May 20, 2010. The strip was 30 cm long and 2.5 cm wide in some places!

     

    Name your doctor and upload CLEAR before and after photos if you expect your post to have any real significance. Naming your doctor and showing photos is 10X more important than anything you can write, and the truly educated posters here are aware of this.

     

    When I was researching I was constantly looking for failed HT patients like yourself; it was practically an obsession of mine since being a hardened sceptic by nature inclined me to doubt all the positive stuff I was seeing online about modern HTs. Ironically, the one common theme among the majority of these unhappy patients was that they wanted to blame HTs in general and not the doctor or clinic they went to for the failure of their procedure. They found it very emotionally difficult to consider that they just did not do enough research and chose a sub par doc/clinic, or that their particular physiology was just not conducive to a successful outcome. Instead, they were adamant in the belief that the only fault was that HTs in general will inevitably result in failure because the procedure itself is flawed.

     

    Had I believed them then I would still be half bald today, which would be a travesty due to intentional misinformation.

     

    while your hairline looks fantastic...your scar can be detected from a mile away given the length of hair you are wearing...which is the primary reason why i am not undergoing surgery at the moment. the limitation of a HT is wearing short hair. that sucks. once the incision is made, you gave up shaving and any short hairstyles for life. not something i am willing to do at the moment.

    21 y.o, hairloss from chemo, please help.

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    first off welcome to the forum. you will find tons of information on here regarding hairloss, so i recommend you start reading some threads...

     

    you have a very heart warming story. i am glad you are healthy and beat cancer...your health and well being is the most important part of life...dont forget that.

     

     

    let me try to offer some advice...

     

    this is a very unique case of hairloss so i am not sure what to even recommend...the problem you may encounter from people like me and doctors is the cause of your hairloss. is it due to MPB or is it due to chemo? It seems to me like it is chemo as your baldness is not the typical horseshoe pattern. so i am unsure if rogaine, finasteride, or nizoral shampoo would do you any good. maybe some veterans or doctors can chime in...

     

    what i would do if i were you, is see a recommended hair restoration doctor or dermatologist and see what they recommend...come up with a long term approach for your hairloss and situation.

     

    although this might not be what you want to hear...i dont think you will get to where you want to be with a HT at the moment. I think you should explore other avenues first with a doctor. They will know whats best for you. Do not, I repeat do not go to bosely...find an ethical doctor. there are tons on this forum.

     

    i wish you the best of luck...i will be sure to check this thread and track your progress from time to time...i hope things turn out for the best. let me know if you have any further questions.

     

    remember to keep your head up...its not the end of the world. all of us are suffering from hairloss. you arent alone...

    advice (treatment)

    in Hair Loss Drugs

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    it looks like you have thinning in the temples and front forelock areas...i would get on finasteride as I beleive it provides the best results. it prevents hairloss by blocking DHT. Its a proven medication that works. let me know if you have any questions.

    Fut vs fue

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    Im sure this must be an old question, But Im new here and based of the information that I found on internet, Im start getting confused. What do you guys think of them? which one is better?

     

     

    Based on what I understood the main difference is that

     

    1) FUT is more predictable and more graft can be saved but it will leave a huge SCAR in the back of your head meaning you can never shave or have your hair to short (if for any rason you would want to have that)

     

    2) FUE does not leave any scar but more graft are destroyed in the process of harvesting, but it will not leave any scar and it will heal faster

     

     

    SO PLEASE what is your guys opinion? which one is better?

     

    Arr doctors usually do either FUT or FUE or is it more exclusive, I mean if a doctor is a known HT surgeon, how do know if he is good at both tecniques?

     

    one correction to make...fue is not scarless. every surgery leaves a scar. the fue procedure leaves small white dots. not a linear scar.

    1 yr fin results...figure i would share

    in Hair Loss Drugs

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    Well good luck to you. You have a great response to finisteride and it shows. When you are ready for a HT and get that temple area worked on, its definitely going to be an outstanding result grown out. I hope I have a similar response to finisteride. So far, 30 days have passed, I am noticing somewhat of a shed that is freaking me out a little. Don't know how long it will last and I hope it is for the better. It's just a little disturbing at the moment. I am definitely hoping the result can be seen in a few months, similar to yours. congrats on regrowth and finisteride success. I'll post photos/updates every 3 months on my hair loss web site, so everyone can see if it does its magic. This will probably help people if they are contemplating using finisteride or not. It will also help me get user feedback on the results, what they think, and if I should continue it.

     

    excellent post...dont rush anything. see how you respond to the drug, then decide your next move.

     

    personally im just a little hesitant because i know the lasting effect of the drug is temporary. ultimatly if i stopped using it or i grow immune i am in a bad position. i want to be 100% that I will not lose anymore hair. the worst thing that can happen is that a surgery is performed leaving you scarred and the drug stops working. then what?!?!? as some have already stated on this site. finasteride creates deception as to how badly a person will bald. this makes it difficult to decide when a HT is appropriate. i can look good for 5 years then start shedding like crazy in the midscalp and crown area. i cant shave because im scarred...so now what?

     

    no one knows what the future holds for hairloss from a surgical, genetic, and medical perspective. part of the reason why hairloss sucks. its so damn unpredictable.

     

    even with all of this said, i have a postive perspective on hairloss and it doesnt bother me as much as it used too. being happy is the ultimate goal. good luck hope everything works out!!!

    help me guys in DHT present in my scalp

    in Hair Loss Drugs

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    thanks a lot for the reply my dear friend ,

     

    Actually i have not yet started using "minoxidil " :(:(:( . But to see the energetic effect of hair becoming thicker i am going to use "minoxidil " .

     

    1. bro, i don't trust "head and shoulder s " because it is not FDA approved shampoo right ? i am so much afraid whether it will affect the improvement of my current medication :( . And that too i will not wash my head daily ; only weekly twice i will wash my head with Nizoral shampoo .

     

    are you applying " head and shoulder s" to your head daily ? is it maintaining your hair ?

     

    2. if i am applying "minoxidil" daily , should i have to wash my hair daily with shampoo or just washing with water is enough bro ?

     

    1. Head and Shoulders does not need to be fda approved. Its a mild shampoo that helps with dryness, flakes, and dandruff. It may help reduce your itchyness. It is ok to wash your hair with head and shoulders on the days you are not using nizoral. Head and shoulders should have no impact on hairloss

     

    2. I would recommend if you are using minox daily that you wash your hair at least once a day. This will cleanse the skin, open pores, remove dirt and grease, etc...

     

    I think you are looking too far into your hair regiment. These small changes or subtlties in hair care will not have a major impact (i.e. use of head and shoulders, or washing with just water)...

    help me guys in DHT present in my scalp

    in Hair Loss Drugs

    Posted

    I experience itching like you in my thinning areas occasionally. Unfortunately there is no medication that will stop it. If you are using minoxidil sometimes that will be the cause for a dry itchy scalp. You may want to stop using it. In addition to nizoral shampoo you can also use head and shoulders as an everyday shampoo. It deprives a lot of itchiness and dryness. Give it a try.

    Do hair transplants usually result in a see-through appearance?

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    Well said mattj!

     

    It is true, once you become fixated on your own hair loss and the topic as a whole your perception changes. You begin to analyse others hair situations and compare this to your own. Many of my close friends who still sport full heads of hair and non-recessive hairlines still under certain lighting conditions have "see through" moments, you have to remember the general public are not educated on this subject and without sounding condescending they are blind to different stages of hair loss. They see a bald spot...then you are bald, they see slightly see through hair with a stable hairline then most likely wouldn't notice or care.

    I am a musician, so when I hear a song I will pull it to pieces and analyse the entire song from start to finish, when all I wished was just to listen to the song for what it was.

    The general public are just listening to the song and enjoying it! The same principal applies, I believe when a good HT is performed the patient is the musician wearing the song and the general public just enjoy it for what it is.

     

    Unless you plan on walking around with a fluro light hanging over your head and wearing a T-Shirt stating "Guess who got a HT" with an arrow pointing up you should be fine.

     

    I too do not like the term "illusion of density" every time I hear this I imagine David Copperfield transforming a bald individual into Chewbacca.

     

    Cheers.

     

     

     

    agreed 100%...i never analyzed anyone elses hair until i started losing my own. now i notice a huge number of guys are expereincing hairloss to some extent...eye opening experience.

    Hairline Work

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    i think all we are saying is like i mentioned

     

    "nothing with hair ht's is a slam dunk. everyone should know that going in. to convince yourself otherwise is silly and ir-responsible. "

     

    so to try and respond responsibly to the threats we are bringing to your attentioned is ill advised...not trying to deter you from a HT just know that there are many unknowns. which is why i am holding off for now...hoping something better comes along.

    Hairline Work

    in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers

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    Moses0324, I can see where you're coming from though I have to respectfully disagree with regard to getting a HT for only the hairline area. For instance, in my situation the Propecia is able to maintain the crown and mid-scalp regions and there was only some loss in the crown area in my family during the later years in life as opposed to just the hairline. It's understood that with the typical MPB pattern I will likely have to commit to HT in the future should greater loss occur but that's not necessarily something I'm opposed to.

     

    what happens when your body stops reacting to the finasteride and DHT resumes its effect on hairloss. i have read that finasteride loses its effect after 7-10 years. then what. your hair continues to be lost with no real solution in sight. you have built your hairline but the mid scalp and crown are bare. that would look a bit silly to me. who knows maybe you even progress to a NW 6 or 7 at which point a HT is not advisable. instead all your donor hair is in the front (awkward looking).

     

    nothing with hair ht's is a slam dunk. everyone should know that going in. to convince yourself otherwise is silly and ir-responsible.

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