Regular Member cricketlover Posted November 12, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 guys, any thoughts abt savin density? do the same medications work? it seems similar to female type thinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cricketlover Posted November 12, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 guys, any thoughts abt savin density? do the same medications work? it seems similar to female type thinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hoose Posted November 12, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 I don't understand what you are asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cricketlover Posted November 12, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi dhoose75, my apologies for posting the question in such an abstract manner. I had been to a hair restoration specialist recently & he said that the pattern of hairloss I had could be recorded using somethin called savin density & not the norwood pattern. he said I was a number 3 on the savin density scale. I googled it & found it to be similar to the female type of hair loss. Just wanted to know if any of you guys had come across this? if so, did you hv any success with propecia or rogaine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Cricket, To be honest, I never heard about it until just now. But after looking it up, it does appear to be similar to the ludwig scale, the scale commonly used to measure hair loss in women. Some men however, do follow a ludwig or savin scale pattern of hair loss just as some women follow a norwood pattern of hair loss. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hoose Posted November 12, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 crickety, I gotcha; I think it is kind of like a diffuse pattern if I'm not mistakin; propecia should be effective for this pattern; propecia is more effective at the mid-scalp then the hairline anyway, so it should provide a benefit; it is still caused by DHT which propecia lowers; I would definitely try propecia for a year before getting a HT if you have that pattern; sometimes a HT can shock out a lot of native hair for diffuse type hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cricketlover Posted November 12, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 dhoose, Bill, thanks for the info. jus wanted to assure myself that am not the only one with this kinda balding pattern frankly speakin, i wld have rather gone bald in the usual MPB. this diffuse thinning is so hard to manage. u have a greater chance for shock loss if u go for a hair transplant. its tough to style as well. i have been on propecia for 5 months now & although no growth has occurred, shedding has definitely stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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