Senior Member Westview Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 Hate to say it, but it looks like you're headed for a Norwood 7. Have you tried topical FIN?? Works just as good without all the sides. Linkie: https://www.minoxidilmax.com/products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Westview said: Hate to say it, but it looks like you're headed for a Norwood 7. Have you tried topical FIN?? Works just as good without all the sides. Linkie: https://www.minoxidilmax.com/products What makes you say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Westview Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Ab93 said: What makes you say that? Inside the red circle it looks like you're already thinning there too. So that only leaves a tiny strip of donor (inside the green box). But you would really have to have a doctor look at this to make sure Edited November 14, 2020 by Westview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Westview said: Inside the red circle it looks like you're already thinning there too. So that only leaves a tiny strip of donor (inside the green box). But you would really have to have a doctor look at this to make sure I saw a dermatologist a few months and they looked at my donor with a microscope. They didn’t mention any kind of thinning in the donor. They did say I had quite fine hair but nothing about thinning. If I am heading NW 7 then it’s pretty much game over right now then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 I'm not so certain that you are heading towards a NW7, but your hair loss could be diffuse which can make things equally tricky. Seeing a dermatologist is fine, having multiple in-person consults with elite, ethical hair transplant surgeons is better. 1 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 Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, aaron1234 said: I'm not so certain that you are heading towards a NW7, but your hair loss could be diffuse which can make things equally tricky. Seeing a dermatologist is fine, having multiple in-person consults with elite, ethical hair transplant surgeons is better. Personally I see myself heading towards NW5/6. The plan was to go and see a few elite doctors but the covid situation doesn’t really help. What would you say about my actual donor area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 I think @Westview correctly identified the area of concern. Are you on fin? 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 Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, aaron1234 said: I think @Westview correctly identified the area of concern. Are you on fin? Not on fin. Got side effects from using a 0.25mg dosage unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Westview Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) What might save you is I can see little to no thinning along your sidebanks. It would make for a rather strange MB pattern then, but I have seen them on occassion. Another advantage you have is looking at your pics you have very thick hair. Thats a huge bonus! Having said all that, its way too early to assess what Norwood you are headed for. You need to be patient and let the baldness pattern take its natural course. Not easy though. I know the exact anxiety you're going through right now, it sucks!! Edited November 14, 2020 by Westview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Westview said: What might save you is I can see little to no thinning along your sidebanks. It would make for a rather strange MB pattern then, but I have seen them on occassion. Another advantage you have is looking at your pics you have very thick hair. Thats a huge bonus! Having said all that, its way too early to assess what Norwood you are headed for. You need to be patient and let the baldness pattern take its natural course. Not easy though. I know the exact anxiety you're going through right now, it sucks!! Thanks very much for your thoughts. Those were pretty much my thoughts. It could be a case of a bad haircut. I wouldn’t say my hair caliber is thick but I have a lot of it. Well I did at least haha. The amount of anxiety I go through is at times intolerable. Personally I think it’s the reason I can’t tolerate finasteride. I tried so hard to ignore the sides and talk myself into thinking it’s all in my head. But I just couldn’t cope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Westview Posted November 14, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 If worse comes to worse you can always do a scalphair transplant on top, and do a partial beardhair/scalphair transplant on the crown. Thats kinda what I'm doing right now. I'm a NW6 and I dont have enough scalphair for both the top and the crown. Read more here: https://www.realself.com/question/argentina-ar-norwood-achieve-visually-full-head-hair-combining-hair-back-head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ab93 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Westview said: If worse comes to worse you can always do a scalphair transplant on top, and do a partial beardhair/scalphair transplant on the crown. Thats kinda what I'm doing right now. I'm a NW6 and I dont have enough scalphair for both the top and the crown. Read more here: https://www.realself.com/question/argentina-ar-norwood-achieve-visually-full-head-hair-combining-hair-back-head Think I just need to get my donor area inspected by a doctor so I know where I stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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