Going bald...need advice
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Originally Posted by Yellow_S' date='Jan 29 2009, 09:50 PM
Basically, you're screwed, as am I. 
"I'm pullin for ya, we're all in this together."
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Originally Posted by cd57078' date='Jan 29 2009, 08:10 PM
Well thanks for the input guys. I would like to try some of those products but it just kinda sucks that you have to take them for life. Nobody likes extra monthly bills.
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Some people look retarded with a shaven head.
There's some hope on the horizon though. Supposedly in a few short years, scientists will have perfected a technique in which they'd take a follicle and multiply it in labs, then plant them onto the scalp. This way, there's no need to take hair follicles from the back and move them to the front - much less pain, much less scars. However, the only problem is that the drug companies may try to stop such a development because sales of their drugs (Minoxodil, Propecia, etc.) reach billions of dollars each year - a very damn profitable proposition.
If such development will succeed in a few years, hair transplantation will be an excellent alternative.
There's some hope on the horizon though. Supposedly in a few short years, scientists will have perfected a technique in which they'd take a follicle and multiply it in labs, then plant them onto the scalp. This way, there's no need to take hair follicles from the back and move them to the front - much less pain, much less scars. However, the only problem is that the drug companies may try to stop such a development because sales of their drugs (Minoxodil, Propecia, etc.) reach billions of dollars each year - a very damn profitable proposition.
If such development will succeed in a few years, hair transplantation will be an excellent alternative.
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Originally Posted by AZDavid' date='Jan 29 2009, 10:29 AM
Cut some stress out of your life.
The next time you begin losing large amounts of hair, think about the role of stress and hair loss. To illustrate the point, here is a real life story about stress and hair loss.
Elaine was always an attractive girl. While in college, she took on a job to help make ends meet. She studied hard and worked even harder. To make matters worse, she was also involved in a very strenuous relationship with a man that lasted for a year and a half. Elaine was overworked, over stressed and heartbroken. Stress was becoming more and more prevalent in Elaine's life. This combination eventually took a toll on her good looks, leaving her grumpy looking. Her friends began to comment on her haggard appearance. Elaine's skin became constantly dry and dull. She always felt sluggish and slow. Eventually, Elaine began to notice hair on her pillow when she woke up each morning, Stress was causing hair loss for Elaine and taking its toll on her body. It was then that she realized how much stress was affecting her life and looks. Alarmed and anxious, Elaine decided it would be best to consult a hair specialist to help her solve her problem. The specialist advised Elaine to reevaluate her life and try to be more positive. She told Elaine she needed to eliminate anything in her life that was causing her too much stress. She needed to remove herself from anything causing her pain and anguish if she wanted the hair loss to stop. Elaine took the specialist's advice and straightened out her life. She quit her part-time job to focus on school alone. She reconnected herself with friends and began to socialize again. This decision to have a happier, simpler life eventually helped her to become more physically fit, resulting in her to become the attractive girl she once was.
The Oxford dictionary defines stress as "a demand upon physical or mental energy.' However, stress, as most people see it, is an above average demand of our energy. This demand is usually very hard to deal with. Stress puts demands on people to perform well above their capacity. This demand is very difficult to maintain without some form of relief. Despite the negative perception, stress is an everyday occurrence that affects most people at some point in their life. Following are other definitions of stress:
-- Stress is supposedly a recent phenomenon and is everywhere we turn to.
-- Stress does not feel good and cannot be experienced in pleasant situations.
-- Stress can be achieved when our problems go out of control.
-- Stress and change are related.
As demonstrated in Elaine's story, stress can sometimes lead to hair loss. The human body has ways of alerting us of problems such as stress. If handled properly, stress can be managed and not lead to hair loss or other appearance related problems.
The condition of a person's hair can tell you a lot about stress levels in their lives. Happiness and serenity in a person's life will be reflected by healthy looking, shiny hair. However, those with dry, lifeless, poor hair are likely encountering a depressing situation and are struggling to adapt.
Hair loss induced by stress usually occurs after severe stress, such as surgery or illness. This is referred to telogen effluvium and may take as long as six to twelve months to reverse.
The next time you begin losing large amounts of hair, think about the role of stress and hair loss. To illustrate the point, here is a real life story about stress and hair loss.
Elaine was always an attractive girl. While in college, she took on a job to help make ends meet. She studied hard and worked even harder. To make matters worse, she was also involved in a very strenuous relationship with a man that lasted for a year and a half. Elaine was overworked, over stressed and heartbroken. Stress was becoming more and more prevalent in Elaine's life. This combination eventually took a toll on her good looks, leaving her grumpy looking. Her friends began to comment on her haggard appearance. Elaine's skin became constantly dry and dull. She always felt sluggish and slow. Eventually, Elaine began to notice hair on her pillow when she woke up each morning, Stress was causing hair loss for Elaine and taking its toll on her body. It was then that she realized how much stress was affecting her life and looks. Alarmed and anxious, Elaine decided it would be best to consult a hair specialist to help her solve her problem. The specialist advised Elaine to reevaluate her life and try to be more positive. She told Elaine she needed to eliminate anything in her life that was causing her too much stress. She needed to remove herself from anything causing her pain and anguish if she wanted the hair loss to stop. Elaine took the specialist's advice and straightened out her life. She quit her part-time job to focus on school alone. She reconnected herself with friends and began to socialize again. This decision to have a happier, simpler life eventually helped her to become more physically fit, resulting in her to become the attractive girl she once was.
The Oxford dictionary defines stress as "a demand upon physical or mental energy.' However, stress, as most people see it, is an above average demand of our energy. This demand is usually very hard to deal with. Stress puts demands on people to perform well above their capacity. This demand is very difficult to maintain without some form of relief. Despite the negative perception, stress is an everyday occurrence that affects most people at some point in their life. Following are other definitions of stress:
-- Stress is supposedly a recent phenomenon and is everywhere we turn to.
-- Stress does not feel good and cannot be experienced in pleasant situations.
-- Stress can be achieved when our problems go out of control.
-- Stress and change are related.
As demonstrated in Elaine's story, stress can sometimes lead to hair loss. The human body has ways of alerting us of problems such as stress. If handled properly, stress can be managed and not lead to hair loss or other appearance related problems.
The condition of a person's hair can tell you a lot about stress levels in their lives. Happiness and serenity in a person's life will be reflected by healthy looking, shiny hair. However, those with dry, lifeless, poor hair are likely encountering a depressing situation and are struggling to adapt.
Hair loss induced by stress usually occurs after severe stress, such as surgery or illness. This is referred to telogen effluvium and may take as long as six to twelve months to reverse.
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Are you balding in the front(going backwards) or back(going forwards)?
- Rogaine works for the back balding pattern(sorry I don't remember all the lingo)
- Propecia works better. Just make sure you don't have the dreaded limp dick side effect.
- Hair transplant. The best solution! - but it will cost you $10 - 20k depending on how much hair you have lost. It might be less right now since the economy is slow. If you do a cost analysis then this is probably the best solution. My wife has been asking me to do it. I said - screw that I am buying another car or more tires/wheels! She didn't find it too funny.
- Rogaine works for the back balding pattern(sorry I don't remember all the lingo)
- Propecia works better. Just make sure you don't have the dreaded limp dick side effect.
- Hair transplant. The best solution! - but it will cost you $10 - 20k depending on how much hair you have lost. It might be less right now since the economy is slow. If you do a cost analysis then this is probably the best solution. My wife has been asking me to do it. I said - screw that I am buying another car or more tires/wheels!
She didn't find it too funny.
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I'm 25 and take propecia to keep my hair and rogaine to regrow my hair. I haven't receded anymore since I began this treatment. I get no sides from propecia.
Rogaine by itself did not stop the receding only slowed the process. IMO propecia is needed if you want to keep every last bit of hair you see on your head now.
PM me if you have any more questions.
and negative on the hair transplant. Have you seen what the patients have to go through?
Rogaine by itself did not stop the receding only slowed the process. IMO propecia is needed if you want to keep every last bit of hair you see on your head now.
PM me if you have any more questions.
and negative on the hair transplant. Have you seen what the patients have to go through?
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Originally Posted by 07RioS2k' date='Jan 31 2009, 09:17 AM
I'm 25 and take propecia to keep my hair and rogaine to regrow my hair. I haven't receded anymore since I began this treatment. I get no sides from propecia.
Rogaine by itself did not stop the receding only slowed the process. IMO propecia is needed if you want to keep every last bit of hair you see on your head now.
PM me if you have any more questions.
and negative on the hair transplant. Have you seen what the patients have to go through?
Rogaine by itself did not stop the receding only slowed the process. IMO propecia is needed if you want to keep every last bit of hair you see on your head now.
PM me if you have any more questions.
and negative on the hair transplant. Have you seen what the patients have to go through?
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Originally Posted by rahvis' date='Jan 29 2009, 07:01 AM
And, I'm going to assume that you've got normal ears. I don't. Mine are huge. To say they "stick out" would be an understatement. Somehow they're perpendicular to the side of my head. I think if I can get over losing hair sooner than my friends, having freakishly large protruding ears and having a drag coefficient of 5... You'll be fine with whatever hand nature just dealt you.
Good luck!
Thats awesome that you have no insecurities about it man. I'm slowly starting to go bald too at 23. I'm doing the ''keep the hair low'' thing. It works for me.