Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted October 12, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2020 I am trialling some topical fin/minox and the instructions say to apply to the problem areas. Does this mean there won't be any benefit to the "safe zone" area as well as areas that I haven't began losing hair from? I feel like my overall hair quality improved a lot by taking the propecia pill - not just the thinning areas. Will I lose this benefit unless I use a larger dose to affect the entire scalp? Thanks 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted October 12, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 12, 2020 Technically, if it works, the benefits will be the same. If it doesn’t, then it wouldn’t help the recipient or the donor. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted October 12, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) On this you are like one of those wagon covered pioneers headin out west Be careful if you apply it everywhere you might end up applying so much that you get the same or even more systemic absorption than the pill form. And all that's gonna do is increase your side effect risk and cost you alot more for the same medicine in a topical form. Found this pretty detailed guide video of a guy applying it with a liquid dropper -is yours a cream/gel or liquid? anyway he does apply it 'preventatively' to areas further back in his midscalp area on top. Edited October 12, 2020 by ciaus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted October 13, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 13, 2020 18 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said: Technically, if it works, the benefits will be the same. If it doesn’t, then it wouldn’t help the recipient or the donor. So you would say that using it on my crown and midscalp will still help the HT hairline and donor area? 18 hours ago, ciaus said: On this you are like one of those wagon covered pioneers headin out west Be careful if you apply it everywhere you might end up applying so much that you get the same or even more systemic absorption than the pill form. And all that's gonna do is increase your side effect risk and cost you alot more for the same medicine in a topical form. Found this pretty detailed guide video of a guy applying it with a liquid dropper -is yours a cream/gel or liquid? anyway he does apply it 'preventatively' to areas further back in his midscalp area on top. Haha yeah it's strange to feel completely new to something in this game again! After all the talk about it yesterday I couldn't wait anymore so gave it a go...my arm was ok from dropping it on the day before. It's a liquid, just like the original minoxidil. I had to use about 2ml rather than the stated 1ml to get coverage all over my scalp, letting it drop down and rubbing into the "safe" areas too. Bit of a light burning sensation for 20 mins or so but nothing bad or painful. Good point about using too much and getting sides. The current dose I'm using is 6% minoxidil and 0.5% fin, you're supposed to use it twice a day but I think I'm just going to do one full coverage every 2 days to start off with and see how that goes. Thank you so much for the link that's a big help. 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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