Whufcdanny95

Currently taking dut 0.5mg and oral min 2.5mg. Is there anything else I can add to give me the absolute best chance of maintaining please? Maybe topical fin or something. Thankyou 

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1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

Give the oral minoxidil six months before considering surgery. 

Not sure if it loses effect as I'm restarting min?

1 hour ago, Blane123 said:

I'd say give the oral minoxidil some time first because you can see a good regrowth from it

I stopped minox for about 2 months, will I be able to get back what I had or will it lose effect the 2nd time round?

Thankyou, should I do 5mg oral minox? And is dermapen worth doing if I'm not using topical??

Anything else I could add? Want to go for it

Just now, Whufcdanny95 said:

What worries me though is that does this mean the dutasteride isn't holding it?

Might add ru

5 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

If you have the money for it and you are unsatisfied after your 1st result, then yes I say go for it. 

What worries me though is that does this mean the dutasteride isn't holding it?

Should I get a 2nd transplant in this area? I'm currently taking 0.5mg oral dutasteride every day, for 1 year now. I've recently added 5mg oral minoxidil about a week ago

On 10/27/2022 at 11:43 AM, Gatsby said:

I've been on minoxidil (both in the foam and oral version) continually now for about 5 months. I still consider this early days but I feel that my hair overall is now fuller. It could just be from the maturing of my hair transplant now at nine months but I do feel that it's due to minoxidil. Also @NewHare if you are using the foam version one thing I found that made application easier was this. I would squeeze the foam into the cap. I would then fill the sink with hot water and lower the cap into the hot water just enough so that it heats up and melts the foam into a liquid in the cap. Then apply this to your scalp. I found this helps when applying it. The foam when converted to liquid this way felt less greasy than the normal topical minoxidil. All the best!

You take oral and foam together? I'm considering doing this also

Also can I still apply hair wax after applying fibres or is it best not to? 

Anyone got any progress photos of using derma pen please? Thinking of getting 

4 hours ago, ciaus said:

High blood pressure is pretty common, the cdc estimates are about half of US adults have it to some degree. The topical minoxidil box panel below for a popular brand, kirkland, doesn't mention hypertension specifically, just to consult your doctor if you have heart disease. While minoxidil was original developed to treat high blood pressure, there's alot better and safer stuff out for doing that now. I wouldn't consider the oral minoxidil if you already have some cardiovascular issues, like high blood pressure, especially if you already taking medication for that.

Back to the topical minoxidil, high blood pressure is just a risk factor for eventually developing heart disease. The important questions are whether your high blood pressure is being effectively managed now with doctor supervision, and whether you have been diagnosed with heart disease. If you do get the green light from your doctor to take the minoxidil, I'd still recommend getting one of those little home blood pressure monitors and keep a log of your readings for a few weeks to see if it effects your blood pressure to any significant degree.

 

https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm

 

 

 

Appreciate your response mate. Maybe I should consider swapping oral back to topical 

4 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

Whufcdanny95,

Are you using oral or topical minoxidil?  I think this question is best asked of your doctor.  But here's my opinion.  If minoxidil is helping you and you feel it's either slowing down,  stopping or reversing the progression of male pattern baldness and you don't feel that you're experiencing any side effects, then you are probably safe in continuing its use.   That said, I think it'd be wise to monitor your blood pressure and make sure it isn't climbing or getting worse.  Again, I also suggest speaking to your primary care physician.

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant

I've been using oral minoxidil 2.5mg. Also my heart rate was slightly high at last reading and I don't know if the minoxidil may be causing that. I do have a review in 4 weeks, so I'm thinking carrying on how I am but eating better and exercising more and then speak to the doctor and see what they suggest with the minoxidil going forward 

If I have high blood pressure should I stop using minoxidil? Also whats an alternative I could try instead if the case. Maintenance using oral dut daily 

On 3/1/2022 at 10:28 PM, Goblin82 said:

Could find anywhere in the UK so bought some from here;

https://www.unitedpharmacies-uk.md/Lonitab-Minoxidil-5mg-10-Tablets-p-1931.html

Did I buy the right one before I start taking it? 😂

I've recently bought these from here aswell. Are they legit ? Haven't started yet

Where could I buy in the UK please? Appreciate any suggestions 

10 hours ago, Newyear newhair said:

I’ve been micro needling for around 6 months now and I definitely feel the density and thickness has improved on top.

I use the Dr pen ultima m8 with the 16 cartridges every 2 weeks

Okay mate thankyou! How does it work with the cartridges? Change after every use?

Anyone had good results using dermapens? If so what's the best one and how often should I use please

On 4/14/2022 at 12:05 PM, Aslitarcan sucks said:

I'm doing microneedling and catsor oil once a week. No minoxidil, no finasteride etc. I plan to try out Dutasteride topical liquid once I get bloodwork done.

With a pen or derma roller ?

8 hours ago, ciaus said:

 

I started using Toppik brand fibers but eventually switched to another brand called XFusion, both are on amazon. Works just as good and cheaper than toppik to this day so far.

 

How's it in rain ect? And how does it work when styling hair? Can I still use wax ect? Thankyou

2 minutes ago, ciaus said:

You had your temple points and hairline angle closures completely rebuilt? I'm referring to this area in the generic pic below marked with red. If the hair transplant just thickened those areas up, keep an eye on the remaining existing hairs that weren't transplanted in that area, because the meds may only be able to slow down their thinning rates. Its harder to hold on to that front hair line along the top and sides forever even with meds, because its usually the most vulnerable to DHT. Wouldn't be the end of the world though, and you may be able to delay getting additional work for decades if you can get good and creative with the dermmatch and hair fibers.

 

What fibres would you recommend? And I am currently taking dutasteride and oral min so hopefully I can hang on a few years 😅 

2 minutes ago, ciaus said:

Hair fibers and/or Dermmatch would thicken that up easily. Be careful about making it too thick and looking un-natural though. Looking at your first picture, the temple points and closures angles on the sides of your head appear pretty soft from thinning recession. A thick dense looking hairline along the top paired with thinner receding sides can be a dead giveaway.

Them areas are transplanted though so will that continue to thin? And thankyou 

Looks better under different lights aswell I guess

Just now, Ryan Daniel said:

There is an awesome product called Batiste Dry Shampoo. Basically it is just a spray that cleans your hair when it looks like it's time to wash it, but the trick is that besides making it look clean and bouncy, it adds a brown textured color to the hair and the scalp, giving you a fuller look. Not to mention great volume. It's quite a nice product! Just don't get any on your hairline or forehead so aim it well! 

I don't use it everyday.  Only when i go out on the weekend for some confidence 

 

 

Thanks mate I'll give it a go. I mean I can style it differently, more to the side and then no one can notice a thing. I mean hairloss has stabilised and is a he'll of a lot better then it was in 2019. If I'm honest I didn't really know about forum and research so just had a look on Google and spoke to a few different ones and just went for it 😂

4 minutes ago, Ryan Daniel said:

Hello,

Who did your hairline please?

Rotalife can't remember surgeons name