Hair thinning, Help needed!

[Ramkmr]

Hi all,

My hair is thinning at the top. Hair loss is not a genetic problem for me. Until 5 years back, i had healthy hair and no hair loss. In 2007, i did hair straightening and colored my hair which took a toll on my hair. From then on, i am experiencing hair loss. Since i have grey hair, i started dying my hair from 2006. Now i have stopped everything. But, I am still continuing to lose my hair. I am just 25 years old now. I just could not seem to get this out of my mind. Could someone please help me stop my hair loss? Btw, I am staying in the east coast of the USA. Any pointer to good doctors would be of great help to me.

 

Thanks in advance. Please help me!

[Icecreamman]

All that stuff can certainly lead to hair breakage but mpb is most likely genetic. I went to dr feller in NYC who did a great job for me. There are plenty of other docs on the east coast who are great as well, dr Lindsey, true and dorin, Bernstein, etc...have you tried propecia? Rogaine?

[Ramkmr]

No..I have not taken any treatment yet worrying that i might aggravate my hair fall..Can the hair loss be stopped completely if i take proper medication? and also, I am worried about the side effects, if any, caused by propecia..I am trying to understand what is good and what is not. Please don't mind if my questions sound very amateurish..

[Icecreamman]

I've been on propecia for 6 years now, however I have cut back to taking it 3 days a week and use rogaine daily now. I have experienced no sides at all however it's real and some may get side effects. My advice is to start with a very low dosage and see how you respond. Rogaine has given me zero sides as well. It's tough to say whether or not you'll respond well to either of these 2 treatments. Most likely it will help keep your crown intact maybe even grow somme hair back, but hairline it probably won't do much for. Basically use the medication for the back 2/3rds of your head and get a ht for front 1/3. But do consult with dr feller or any one of the docs I mentioned, you cannot go wrong with any of them.