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Thanks everyone. I wanted to give you all shoutout, especially during the earlier days of positivity and encouragement. Glad to have found the brotherhood. You are all gents and inspiring people. Thank you for keeping it real and provide words of encouragement.

Month 9 updates. Shots taken 01 July 2022. My hair is very curly now. I didn't have this before and my donor is not so curly. Might be due to the hair not being super long / grown out / still thin? I'm extremely delighted with the results. Still taking finasteride daily and the supplements/vitamins as mentioned in my earlier posts. I've not had a haircut in awhile trying as I try to grow out the hair.

Month 8 updates. Shots taken in early June 2022.

Month 7 updates. Shots taken in early May 2022.

Month 6 updates. Shots taken in April 2022.

I've been terribly busy and have neglected to provide any updates on here! A lot of life events are happening for me this year - marriage, university, new job, new house! I'm going to post a chronological monthly update of the images I have at hand.

Here are 5 month shots that were taken today by my barber. I've added close up shots of the donor area as well. It's really starting to take shape now and getting fuller, thicker and denser.

It's looking great so far and coming along super. Nice results.

Looking great @MazAB The temples and fronts are really starting to form strong. I can see that soul smile in your face as well mate. Fantastic. I'm weighing up options myself on minoxidil and have a couple of questions. I started topical minoxidil around the shedding phase and recently stopped (1.5 months I did it for) Are you applying topical Minoxidil still? Do you plan to keep doing so? What benefits do you believe it has for you?

Thanks for all the positive comments. It was very heart warming to read them all and knowing there's people rooting for me. I began minoxidil in the shedding phase and now have stopped using it. Only been using for 1.5 months. It's a bit of a faff and sometimes I'm forgetting to apply it twice daily. I plan on taking finasteride long term. Any thoughts or feedback on not applying liquid minoxidil twice daily?

@LydiaKateEloise My situation would not be comparable to yours. I went during a time when one could only go for medical visas. Right now it's open doors to all including tourism. I'd really get in touch with the embassy/country that you filed it in.

@folicallychallenged I should have mentioned that I got a haircut between months 3 and 4. Next time I will take a shot of the donor area for sure. I continue to plan on taking Finasteride for the long term. It will keep the DHT levels in check.

These pictures were taken at the 4 month stage on 3 February. The growth is really beginning to take shape and continue filling out.

Nice review @kirkland. Great progress so far and looking good. Watching intently to your future gains and updates!

@Berba11 looking good with the progress. I would use something more natural than E45 and something that's close to 0 on the comedogenic scale, specifically oils like argan. They provide healing and cooling relief. I think mazAB has suggested aloe too. In regards to the spots/folliculitis keep attention to those and see if they continue to occur. I kept having these in my donor only. Started an antibiotic treatment about a week back after consulting Eugenix and this has seemed to get rid of them ever so slowly. Overall looking great and you'll soon be seeing serious gains and growth coming. Look forward to watching over the coming months 😊