Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 2, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Here you go..I have in the same section pictures of concealed hair as well. What Norwood am I?severe case? Been on Proscar for about 7-8 years..stopped using about 1 year ago..been on Toppik for about 4 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Senior Member mattj Posted December 2, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 It's hard to tell if your hairline has receded at all. It looks to mainly be diffuse loss. How well did Proscar help you and have you seen increased hairloss since stopping taking it? I am a patient and representative of Dr Rahal. My FUE Procedure With Dr Rahal - Awesome Hairline Result I can be contacted for advice: matt@rahalhairline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Originally posted by mattj:It's hard to tell if your hairline has receded at all. It looks to mainly be diffuse loss. How well did Proscar help you and have you seen increased hairloss since stopping taking it? mattj, Proscar helped quite a bit...Yes i have seen some loss since i stopped i will plant to go back on it. I also spent about 3.5K and did some laser therapy through a clinic here..what a waste...i wont name no names. I will post some pics of my hairline. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted December 2, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Definitely looks like you are a diffuse thinner. Not particularly sure if there is a NW level for one with your type of loss. Get back on proscar ASAP. Your hair looks good with concealers. They should hold you over for awhile longer. It's hard to say if you are a candidate for a HT. Get some consults with the best docs... and ONLY the best. And have you considered shaving your head and saying to hell with it? Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Originally posted by aaron1234:Definitely looks like you are a diffuse thinner. Not particularly sure if there is a NW level for one with your type of loss. Get back on proscar ASAP. Your hair looks good with concealers. They should hold you over for awhile longer. It's hard to say if you are a candidate for a HT. Get some consults with the best docs... and ONLY the best. And have you considered shaving your head and saying to hell with it? I will get back on Proscar..I know it sounds weird but i started to get gyno,anyways..Dr Wong was right I met him back in 1999 he said that go on Proscar and you will be fine..he also stated my donor hair is not great. He was good..just not one of those that wanted my money. I have considered shaving my head...but i am scared to be honest.... Can you elaborate what you mean by diffuse thinner? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted December 2, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Someone correct me if I am wrong. Diffuse thinning is when your hair loss is not in a typical receding pattern and your hair is thinning all over your scalp. This type of thinning usual contributes to a poorer donor area. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Originally posted by aaron1234:Someone correct me if I am wrong. Diffuse thinning is when your hair loss is not in a typical receding pattern and your hair is thinning all over your scalp. This type of thinning usual contributes to a poorer donor area. I think you are right man ..thats what Dr Wong said to me back in the day..so i might be $hit out of luck...o well..I will get back on proscar and stick to my Toppikk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted December 2, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 Well, as you said that was "back in the day". It doesn't hurt to get reevaluated. Some diffuse thinners are still candidates for a HT. Just a smaller a percentage. See what the docs say in person. For now, stick with proscar and toppikk. Try dermmatch too. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mattj Posted December 3, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sounds like you've been living with this for a while now. How far would you say your hairloss has progressed since you saw Dr. Wong ten years back? As someone with diffuse hairloss who can still do pretty well with concealers, I think you've held your baldness at bay quite well considering that the loss must have already been evident a full decade in the past for you to have been consulting with transplant doctors. There's nothing weird about gyno. It happens. But it might be unusual if it came on after 8 years of Proscar use. I am a patient and representative of Dr Rahal. My FUE Procedure With Dr Rahal - Awesome Hairline Result I can be contacted for advice: matt@rahalhairline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member imissthebarber Posted December 3, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Dude I seriously think HT should be your last option as it is a big expense and you will be scarred (with FUE there are still scars just not as obvious as the strip scar.) What I'm saying is that you should trying shaving first, plenty of guys get comfortable with the natural shaved look. Don't rule it out until you've tried it at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Waterloo Posted December 3, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 It seems this guy has had one or several prior hair translant procedures, as the plugs are evident in his first picture...am I wrong here? If so shaving the head would be dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Originally posted by Waterloo:It seems this guy has had one or several prior hair translant procedures, as the plugs are evident in his first picture...am I wrong here? If so shaving the head would be dicey. Are you talking to me?No i have never had any procedures before my man..plugs in the first pic?where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Originally posted by mattj:Sounds like you've been living with this for a while now. How far would you say your hairloss has progressed since you saw Dr. Wong ten years back? As someone with diffuse hairloss who can still do pretty well with concealers, I think you've held your baldness at bay quite well considering that the loss must have already been evident a full decade in the past for you to have been consulting with transplant doctors. There's nothing weird about gyno. It happens. But it might be unusual if it came on after 8 years of Proscar use. I would say my hair is about the same it was 10 years ago...not better not much better..but i do pretty well with concealers I think..my wife is the only person that really knows that i use concealers..everyone else who has seen me without concealers has thought that Proscar has brought my hair where it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Waterloo Posted December 3, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sorry then...my mistake, thought I saw tiny dark dash like marks on the scalp, between the hair.....I'd better get my lenses checked!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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