February 19 2008, 9:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
I am 36, have been balding since 21 and now seem to have a pretty full head full of hairs in the advanced miniaturization, with some hairs in the moderate miniaturization phase. Not a lot of normal hairs at all.Area of balding pretty much covers the entire area; T1, T2 = Temples
F1, F2 = Frontal
M = Middle
V = VertexWhen is it considered too late to start a regimine of Propecia/ Minoxidil? Can these miniaturized hairs be saved, or is it already too late? In the past, have used minoxidil with some results, with the middle and vertex becoming much less visible. More pigment, thicker hairs, but threw in the towel after a year.
It is never too late. I like the fact that you now have a baseline measurement to know what these medications will do if you start them again. Go for it!
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Thanks for your comments. Very much appreciate them.
Have just picked up some proscar (it is really cheap here - living in China, only about 20 cents per day) Since early February I have been using Minoxidil twice daily, with revivogen late at night where time permits. Am already seeing some results after a couple of months! Plenty of fuzz appearing with some thicker looking hairs. Excited to see what the results will be like in the longer term. Only regret is that I did not start this regimen earlier.
By the way, what is the likelihood of miniaturized hairs returning to their original size and colour? Also using T-Gel & Revivogen shampoo. Is there anything else that should be thrown into the mix to speed up and improve results/ regrowth?
Your website and feedback is really fantastic! Feels great to face up to the fact that baldness is an emotionally challenging issue and to take some active steps to combat it…
Well here we are in July and I am having some great results after only 3 months on propecia. Some hairs are progressively getting darker in the hairline (these hairs were so minaturized at to appear almost invisible). The size of the balding pattern is visually reducing.
Bumped into an ex girlfriend who even asked me if I have more hair. Even though I sport a 3mm crop! If you are visiting this website with the same question as me. Is it ever too late to do something? Then no, it isn’t too late to start fighting baldness. The combination of propecia and minoxidil is working for me!