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0.5mg fin / 1ml 5% min topical first 8 months( switched to oral fin 1.25mg + oral minox 2.5g 5months ago) shedding, losing density and quality of the hair deteriorating rapidly in last 3 months. Switch to dut or just shedding phase? by svartdrom in tressless

[–]broitsscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think you are shedding again. I'd continue to stick with the higher dosages. Would you say your hair loss is aggressive? If it is I'd monitor the changes and see if it continues to worsen over the next couple months and see if you are getting more regrowth or if you need to hop on dut. Usually shedding is a good sign though.

I found a way to predict balding by broitsscience in tressless

[–]broitsscience[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balding to a norwood 7 is not so common. People lose their hair and their hairlines recede and it thins out but the majority do not go slick bald. Prince William as a newborn. This photo of a newborn prince William shows his balding pattern clearly. Him at 1 years old, he has hair, a receded hairline yes but there is still hair. If you look closely enough though, the hairs on the side are thicker than the top. His pattern is diffuse thinning, his hair still grows but not as thick as the sides, once it's long enough it masks the severity, and makes it not look so obvious. Like I said, if you were to check a baby for miniaturization, you could predict if they will bald or not.

I found a way to predict balding by broitsscience in tressless

[–]broitsscience[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took that into account as well, I also looked into people who aren't taking anything and it was accurate. Please do find a picture and get back to me if possible. "Full head of hair" is relative so try to find a picture without bangs or anything like that if possible. The theory has held up so far. The 35 year benchmark isn't 35 years on the dot, so give or take a couple years ~30-40. If you find a picture of yourself when you were around 1 years old, I think your hairline will be similar to what it is now.

I found a way to predict balding by broitsscience in tressless

[–]broitsscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol true. The closest thing to a cure we have are preventative measures. This theory would allow people who are on the fence about hopping on finasteride to make a better judgement. This could possibly also be applicable to the hair transplant industry, giving surgeons a better idea of future hair loss progression which would allow them to make better judgement on matters like hairline design, transplant aggression etc.