Not sure if this should be in General or Sports, Health & Fitness - Move if needed!
So I'm currently 30 years old and in the last couple years I REALLY saw my hair falling out and thinning very quickly. My dad and grandpa's both were bald at a pretty early age and I told myself I'm not going to let it happen to me.
I know A LOT of guys are like this but most probably don't like to speak about it and keep quiet, I really don't have a problem with it and decided to make this point showing there is options.
I decided to take a photo on January 24th, 2018 and change some things up.
Here is what I started to take
Rogaine 5%
Biotin 10,000 mcg
Finasteride - 1.25mg a day ( 5mill pills cut into 4)
Nioxin (Level 1)
I was always scared of Finasteride and the side effects but my sex drive is still there and I think the "Side Effects" are over rated but you should look into it and consult your doctor before taking it.
The first month I really saw sheding in my hair before I'd touch my hair and hair would just be on my hair, and it was gross and was getting pretty worried but knew it was suppose to happen (Was falling out for about 6 weeks for me)
I ended up looking into other treatments to help.
- Platelet-Rich Plasma PRP
- Follicular Unit Extraction FUE
- Follicular Unit Transportation FUT
The prices in Canada are much more expensive than overseas (Your looking at $20,000USD for FUE in USA vs $3,000 in Turkey)
As I'm a Dual citizen and was told by a family friend they know someone in Poland doing PRP I decided to give it a try.
I decided to ask two doctors about it in Calgary and they both said it isn't proven but for the price it can't hurt to try it.
I didn't really have high expectations from reading about it online and it wasn't exactly proven and didn't work for anyone.
The price however was worth it, I'm paying 200zl ($70CAD) for each treatment where it costs around $500-$700 per treatment and I'm suppose to do it once a month for 4-5 months.
5 X $70 = $350CAD
5 X 600 = $3,000CAD
Also have to train or drive to Warsaw each time and have a friend out there so let's add another $500 for transportation fees
I'm total I'm paying 30%
Decided for $1,000 why not? It doesn't have side effects at worst it just wont work and I got a trip to Poland for 5 months
I left Canada on May 6th, 2018 and stopped with the Rogaine for around 6 weeks because I was just travelling or forgetting since it's something you need to do twice a day (Morning and night) Or it won't really have an effect.
While I was in Warsaw 10 days ago the Doctor told me to start taking "Minoxidil" 2% here as well since it helps. (That is the secret ingredient in Rogaine)
I told her I was taking the 5% one before but had stopped and she told me to start doing it again for even better results.
I went to the hair dresser (Family friend who is def honest with me) and she told me that there is a bunch of little hairs starting to grow, she knew they were new since they were super curly. I was like Wow sweet.
When you look in the mirror you don't exactly see the results as every day it looks the same but I was applying Rogaine this morning and couldn't find my hairline where I used to place it (I'd always comb and apply to the scalp) and was like WOW WTF?
Here is a Photo I took on January 24th, 2018
After a month you can really see how much hair and fallen out, it was INSANE but I really felt doomed taken at the end of Feb 2018
You can see a BIG difference between how much hair fell out from when I started to use the Rogaine and was sheding more then a Golden Retriever
Photos from July 1st, 2018
This used to be so easy to find on my scalp (Why I'm making this post) there was NO hair here before.. 100% sure of it
Anyways the results are there, thats after two sessions, I'm going for my third one in 2 weeks.
Thing with PRP is after you should be doing it once a year to keep the results. I'm not sure if I will keep doing it than, maybe dish out the $600 and get it done for a treatment in Canada afterwards.
I've also been very subconscious about my hair and wanted something done and might just yolo in a couple years and get the FUT hair transplant done I wouldn't do the FUE as they just take a strip from your head and place it up top and leaves lines after but I know that works for sure.
There is options guys and girls! Wasn't going to post this but was so surprised about the process today and decided to make a post...
No trolling from all you people who have a thick head of hair we are all jealous of you already
PS: If anyone is wanting to get an appointment she does not speak English and regular price is around $200 in Poland from Doctors that speak English.
And it hurts a bit too, it's a needle going into your hair like you would be getting a tattoo on your head but it takes 15 minutes so it's not the worst..
Will update in a couple of months again.