Regular Member newby1234 Posted December 28, 2011 Regular Member Posted December 28, 2011 I've finally plucked up the balls to try the Rogaine that's been sat in my draw for a month! I'm only trying it on the temples as this is were I have most loss currently. I've seen various posts relating to miniaturized and velous hairs, what do these look like? I haven't put it on the rest of my head for fear of additional loss as it is still fairly thick. Are my thoughts right on this or should I take the plunge?
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted December 28, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 28, 2011 Good luck, Newby! Keep us updated! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician.
Senior Member Capelli11 Posted December 28, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 28, 2011 I would also put it on the rest of your head...worrying about putting it on your head in fear you are going to lose your hair is kind of an oxy moronic statement even though I know what you mean in regards to shedding hair. I would put it on the whole head if you are fearful of losing your hair. Are you on meds? -HT with Dr. Rahal- December 2011- 4,616 grafts FUT Check out my website updates: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2225 My HT write up: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164084-my-hair-transplant-dr-rahal-4-600-fut-write-up-pics.html My FOXBAR write up: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164085-my-foxbar-write-up-dr-rahal-4-600-fut.html
Regular Member newby1234 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Regular Member Posted December 28, 2011 No not yet. We are trying for a child and I know the chances of meds effecting it are very slim that is one thing I won't chance.
Senior Member mars Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 Only use it where you have hairloss do not use anywhere else on your head!! It will do next to nothing for your hairline maybe slow the loss a bit at best,do not expect regrowth.if you want regrowth get fue.
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 Good luck. Keep us updated! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website
Regular Member newby1234 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Regular Member Posted December 29, 2011 Maybe I'll open up another can of worms here but here goes! What is so different to hair on the front of our head to the back or crown that is supposed to stop Rogaine and propecia working there ? I've read another article linked from here that said it could work but they can't publish the fact because that wasn't how the tests were carried out to get fda approval?
Senior Member mars Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 Its a mystery,i started rogaine on my crown and temples..crown had great results in like 2-3 months,temples nothing.
Senior Member MyNameIsRich Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 Its a mystery,i started rogaine on my crown and temples..crown had great results in like 2-3 months,temples nothing. sorry, but saying Rogaine does not work on the hairline is rubbish. Click to check my hair blog.
Senior Member mars Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 rogaine alone does not work on hairlines 99% percent of the time that is a fact..proof me wrong
Senior Member MyNameIsRich Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 rogaine alone does not work on hairlines 99% percent of the time that is a fact..proof me wrong proof me wrong? Also, before you said it will not do anything at all, so where are you getting this specific 99% figure from? I don't need to prove anything, anybody can google 'Rogaine on hairline' and find tons of positive results from forums, videos and other sources. There is also plenty of places stating that they have only tested rogaine on the crown area, which is why they do not/can not advertise it for frontal usage. I'm currently using Rogaine on my hairline and it is definitely making a difference, after 3 months of usage. Click to check my hair blog.
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 I think rogaine and finasteride definitely work on frontal third. At least in my case it has. I do think it boils down to studies only being done on the vertex. Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website
Senior Member mars Posted December 29, 2011 Senior Member Posted December 29, 2011 99% i will break it down for you..if you are very very lucky you may be the one (exception) that gets a small benefit from rogaine on the hair line small blond hairs at best, the 99%(the rule) will get no benefit. Tons of results you say that is lies,i have researched everything and i have not seen 'tons' infact i have seen very little,can you provide links to just 5 out of the tons of rogaine only temples results you have seen?thanks. I hope you genuinely do get hairline regrowth on rogaine i really do,but i too thought initially when i was using it that i had some regrowth but i kind of convinced myself it was working when it wasnt. Newhair is correct fin and rogaine do work on the frontal third in that i am saying the forelock area but the temples do not respond to medication for some unknown reason.
doejohn Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 My temples responded to rogaine. Where did you get this "99%" figure from? I can't find anything in medical literature stating this statistic.
Regular Member newby1234 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Regular Member Posted December 30, 2011 proof me wrong? Also, before you said it will not do anything at all, so where are you getting this specific 99% figure from? I don't need to prove anything, anybody can google 'Rogaine on hairline' and find tons of positive results from forums, videos and other sources. There is also plenty of places stating that they have only tested rogaine on the crown area, which is why they do not/can not advertise it for frontal usage. I'm currently using Rogaine on my hairline and it is definitely making a difference, after 3 months of usage. Thanks for the positive feedback Rich, I to have also read similar articles so fingers crossed. I'll be taking pictures and posting every month.
Regular Member newby1234 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Regular Member Posted January 11, 2012 2 weeks in and only using it on frontal area and temples. Started getting occasional strange tingling sensation. I've not noticed any other loss or had any side effects. There is an article on Wikipedia relating to Rogaine on frontal area working so I'm prepared to give it a good shot! Nizoral ordered for the rest.
Senior Member blkblk Posted January 12, 2012 Senior Member Posted January 12, 2012 rogaine helped my temples too, albeit not very much (several hairs here and there). After a year of this I added finasteride.
Regular Member newby1234 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Regular Member Posted February 19, 2012 6 weeks in and I'm definitely seeing some normal hairs regrowing in the temple frontal area. Not masses, but certainly promising!
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