A Microneedling Tale :D

[morgulsblade]

Hello Guys,

I'm here to share updates and experiences with microneedling my crown. I have had 2 hair transplants (https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55183-2-hair-transplant-3200-grafts-fue/) which focused on the frontal 2/3 part of my scalp. So after seeing lots of potential in microneedling+minoxidil and getting nice and instructive comments on this forum, I decided to give it a go. I am using a dr. pen A1-W.

My plan is to use 1x 1.5mm dermapenning every week, and after 24 hours continue with 2x a day minoxidil. I just did my second session (started a week ago). I'm currently at 1.1mm, (last time was 1mm)

The first image is pre-needling, and second after. I do 3x horizontal and 3x vertical lines over the crown.

I have several questions:

1.  Currently, i am using a combination of lawnmowing :D, and pricking (so moving the pen from the skin and put it briefly on the new spot). What do you think is better? How do you do it?. 

2. How fast do you set the RPM of your device? Currently, I have it on the standard setting which is I believe 8000 RPM

Cheers!

Edited March 30, 2020 by morgulsblade

[Melvin- Admin]

Thanks for sharing your journey with us man, ill be following your progress closely.

[CosmoKramer]

On 3/30/2020 at 10:18 AM, morgulsblade said:

Hello Guys,

I'm here to share updates and experiences with microneedling my crown. I have had 2 hair transplants (https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55183-2-hair-transplant-3200-grafts-fue/) which focused on the frontal 2/3 part of my scalp. So after seeing lots of potential in microneedling+minoxidil and getting nice and instructive comments on this forum, I decided to give it a go. I am using a dr. pen A1-W.

My plan is to use 1x 1.5mm dermapenning every week, and after 24 hours continue with 2x a day minoxidil. I just did my second session (started a week ago). I'm currently at 1.1mm, (last time was 1mm)

The first image is pre-needling, and second after. I do 3x horizontal and 3x vertical lines over the crown.

I have several questions:

1.  Currently, i am using a combination of lawnmowing :D, and pricking (so moving the pen from the skin and put it briefly on the new spot). What do you think is better? How do you do it?. 

2. How fast do you set the RPM of your device? Currently, I have it on the standard setting which is I believe 8000 RPM

Cheers!

Cool man, will also be following your progress...to get results it’s important to be consistent with it and do not worry if you start seeing the fine hairs shedding from the initial few session as in my experience it’s likely the follicle kicking out the hairs miniaturizing to make way for stronger hairs from the improved blood circulation.

As for your questions...

I use the Dr Pen A6 w/12-needle cartridge and I set it on the fastest speed and use an up and down stamping motion from area to area going over my whole scalp which can take about 30 minutes, not pressing to hard.

[morgulsblade]

@CosmoKramer, Thank you for your comments! I am now also using a stamping motion.

Its approx. 3 weeks since I started microneedling and I think there small improvement (definitely a lot more velus hairs). Currently, I'm at 1.25 mm. However, I have been getting positional headaches when i get up and do a bit more intense work (Although I'm not 100% sure its due to the minoxiidil), so i dosed a bit down on the minoxidil (using 0.5mm instead of the 1mm). 

[CosmoKramer]

3 hours ago, morgulsblade said:

@CosmoKramer, Thank you for your comments! I am now also using a stamping motion.

Its approx. 3 weeks since I started microneedling and I think there small improvement (definitely a lot more velus hairs). Currently, I'm at 1.25 mm. However, I have been getting positional headaches when i get up and do a bit more intense work (Although I'm not 100% sure its due to the minoxiidil), so i dosed a bit down on the minoxidil (using 0.5mm instead of the 1mm). 

You’re welcome!

3 weeks is still early days...I truly saw improvement about month 2 and onward.

[morgulsblade]

Holy hell,

6 weeks now,  but wow... Even my crown whorl is growing back. I get comments from people (who know i'm doing this method) saying it looks like my balding crown is growing smaller.

Thanks so much for proposing this lads,  i will continue to needle and update you 

 

 

[CosmoKramer]

9 hours ago, morgulsblade said:

Holy hell,

6 weeks now,  but wow... Even my crown whorl is growing back. I get comments from people (who know i'm doing this method) saying it looks like my balding crown is growing smaller.

Thanks so much for proposing this lads,  i will continue to needle and update you 

 

 

Looks like some nice early progress...keep at it! 👍🏻

[Rolandas]

Hey man, any update on this? 

 

[morgulsblade]

Hey Guys, sorry for the late reply. Here is an update.

In general i think it has already improved alot, the hair are strengthening around the crown, and the crown is even filling in slowly. I however, increased the minoxidil dose to 1mL (from 1/2 of the dose) beginning of this month, and have no problems with side effects so far, so I hope this will improve the crown even further.

Keep you boyz posted

Edited June 29, 2020 by morgulsblade

[CosmoKramer]

Keep going!

By the way you might want to add some pure peppermint oil in a mix with coconut oil after Minox to aid with more blood circulation to the scalp....if you haven’t yet tried that.