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Hey did you find out if you have DUPA?

Thank you, I appreciate your words. Am definitely considering oral minoxidil. Losing hair is definitely depressing and I cannot function like this. I can understand why someone would be deeply depressed by it and suicidal. I just can't get out of the depression if there's no light at the end of the tunnel. And if I truly have DUPA or retrograde alopecia and cannot use any meds or if HT is not possible, idk how I will ever be not depressed and live a life.

Very helpful, thank you very much. Also have lots of allergies to molds, pollen, etc that I never addressed and saw a video by Dr Gary Linkov on YouTube saying a theory could be immune system attacking hair follicles b/c of allergies and need to retrain body to attack allergins by getting allergy shots so that maybe a solution if that is the cause. Or maybe just wishful thinking and I'm delusional

I bring up scalp biopsy b/c I thought it would give definitive cause for my hair loss and rule out DUPA or not. I also have lots of scalp itching and painful red bumps that I never addressed and thought it was due to the topical minoxidil but since stopping that, I still get these symptoms. So maybe autoimmune hair loss like diffuse alopecia areata? I have scheduled an appointment with my dermatologist for later today and will be asking about the scalp itchiness and possible causes. I am in USA midwest, I can start looking for someone to consult with about HT and see what they say.

I just sent consultations to a few online hair surgeons and am waiting for their advice and feedback

Would vertaporfin be a cure for patients with DUPA?

Thank you I will do , I am just very worried about not taking fisasteride and if I should take Xyon or not. And now am worried maybe I have DUPA or not. What would you do in my situation? My hair definitely used to be much more curly everywhere.

Do you reccomend I do a scalp biopsy?

Here is a pic I took from march 7th. Hair was grown out for maybe a couple months (2-3) and combed before taking pic. The angle isn’t the best but it’s hard to take pics from behind my head by myself

Thank you for your reply. This hair loss is definitely causing my depression 100%. I do not think I have DUPA and think it may just be the lighting and the way in which my hair was cut. If I grow it out, maybe covers fully, I will see if I have a pic. Would oral minoxidil stave off more hair loss for a few more years if I also incorporate microneedling? At this time I want to save up to maybe go to Dr. Zarev since he is the best in the business but also has extremely long wait list and he is the only one with the vacuum FUE approach. So you would take oral minoxidol and not take any fin? And do a consultation with Dr Pitella? I am looking up Dr. Pitella and it says he has an online consultation form to fill out. I was thinking about buying the Xyon Dutasteride foam but am worried about sides because of systemic absorption that occurs when administered to the scalp. But maybe I can try and see what happens.

Thanks for the info and thanks for the support. I went ahead and posted some pics, not sure if they are helpful because my phone camera is terrible. I took the pics with flash and back facing camera. I am seriously hoping that verteporfin will do something, anything, in terms of regrowing donor hair. I have no idea what else to do.

Thanks for your concerns I appreciate it. I have a bad history with mental health professionals. Speaking to someone is OUT of the question for me. Especially medicaitons for mental health. Bad experience with all of that. I've written it off. I am stuck and don't know what to do about my hair. I just don't want it to fall out in the next 2 months because I've stopped the meds 3 months ago.

Here is the current situation. Some pics are combed. Others are not combed. My body hair is pretty much non existent. I also sent pics of donor area but it was a fade haircut so not sure if it's reliable. I just don't know what I will do if I get the transplant and can't take meds. Beard is not very good I don't think I have much there to work with.

I was on oral finasteride and topical minoxidil for years and gradually kept losing erection quality to the point of impotency. I have since quit both meds for the past 3 months and my erections are back (although not 100%). I am depressed that I will lose my hair unless I hop back on finasteride or give dutasteride a try but am afraid of impotency. Am only 29 years old. SMP is not an option due to personal reasons and don't want a toupe. Is multiple hair transplants possible with verteporfin yet? Am so depressed and can barely function day to day because of this.