What would you guys recommend me? (pics inside)

[Maddock]

I use to have beautiful hairline, straight beautiful hair and I never ever imagined myself going bald.

 

At 18 I was struck down by some unknown (at the time) illness that made me lose over 30 pounds over the course of a couple of weeks. I had pain in my innards every day, shedding hair by the handful on the crown area and I really thought I was dying. I developed anxiety, depression, panic attacks, thought about death every day, wondered if I would be alive to see next-year movies or to see my nephews grow up, was weighing 127 pounds. Doctors could not find out what was wrong with me. My mind was living hell, I've suffered enough in 5 years for a life time. Yes, I went through every possible exam you could ever write down. After 5 years of going to the doctors, going through exams and doing internet search, I came to the conclusion I had Coeliac disease, wrote down why I thought I had it and took it to the doctor, he agreed and did an exam which proved I was right. Basically all I had to do was change my diet due to allergy, I went from 127 pounds to 160 pounds.

 

So, the period through which I suffered from 18 to 23 yrs old I shed a lot of hair. specially on the crown region where I would groom the most. I'm 26 going 27 now and my hairloss has been frozen in time since I started shaving my hair to see the progression at 23. It looks virtually the same, my hair dresser agrees. If it's still shedding it's at an abnormally slow speed.

 

I'm so young and yet I feel like 70 years old due to the emotional trauma I went to.

 

I really don't like the way I look bald, or shaven for that matter, but I just hate to have my hair grown out because I despise my hair loss so much. I could seduce a girl easily when I had hair, now that I don't I have to struggle real bad, and rarely succeeding, even lowering my standards.

 

I never really did any treatment except for a month of minoxidil and a month of propecia (which I stopped because I had more urgent things to worry about, such as what I thought was death and all).

 

I'm looking into SMP (scalp micropigmentation). It's totally something I could afford, though I haven't seen the prices for any other procedure I'm pretty sure it's going to be expensive as hell and I'm not really rich at all. Plus, I imagine that with SMP I could grow my hair without having to worry about showing my scalp a lot.

 

What would you guys recommend me?

[1978matt]

I think you should go and see a recommended hair doc as your case is quite unusal (at least to forum members).

 

You look pretty good with a shaved head! Trust me, better than most people.

 

Some concealers like Nanogen, Fibond or Toppik could be worth considering.

[sasa90]

I think you have a lot of stress, try to relax first

[KO]

You're not bald enough buddy IMO. You should get on the proscar again, it will help you, otherwise you'll continue to lose hair ----- and get more depressed!

[Maddock]

I am relaxed, it's been almost 4 years that I have no health issues anymore. As I said before, my hair remains the same but doesn't regrow.

 

I'm not sure 'proscar' will help regrow, how long does it take to start seeing some effects?

[Blake Bloxham]

Maddock,

 

Very sorry to hear about the health issues.

 

Altogether, I don't think there is too much information about the connection between Celiac's and hair loss, but I can definitely see a connection between the anxiety/stress and shedding. I definitely think you should make sure you're following the physician prescribed diet and monitoring your hair loss with the same doctor. What's more, you may want to consider consulting with a dermatologist or hair loss expert to see if they are familiar with cases like this and would recommend any additional treatments. On that note, are you using any preventive measures like minoxidil or finasteride?

 

Furthermore, it seems like you could be a good candidate for SMP. Because of the pattern of your hair loss and intact frontal hairline, I'm not certain of your hair transplant candidacy, but you could definitely consult with one of our recommended hair restoration physicians.

 

Good luck!