So I'm 18 years old, and experiencing thinning and balding hair.

My sides, and back are thick, but the top center of my head is thin and balding.

It really sucks, I hate having thin hair, and I don't know what to do!

It gets embarrassing when friends and peers pick on me about it, and I try to play it off.

What should I do? What can help?

I just started taking Biotin 2 days ago, and using the Walmart Brand of "Rogaine" that has the same ingediants of that Rogaine has.

But It is just worthless.
I need help.

What do I do!!??

Wait for a pic shortly.

Hey man,

I'm sorry to hear of your MPB issues, but I'm happy that you've found this forum so early. You can truly arm yourself with the best information and resource here to conquer your hairloss as best as possible. There is hope, no doubt, but it won't be easy -- I know how hard it must be right now, and how hard it will be, but remember that in the grand scheme of things what matters most to your success and happiness is the very ability to solider through an obstacle such as this.

Rogaine is OK -- but if you aren't truly willing to commit to it 100% I wouldn't start/stop/etc. This can just lead to vicious shedding and it will lose efficacy.

There are two things I'd insta-reccommend to you, and I think could be a huge boon: propecia/proscar/finasteride, and Nanogen. The former is *the* single closest thing we have to a miracle drug. It's a small pill you pop 1x/day. I would go to a good dermatologist or hair restoration surgeon with experience in this area and inquire into this. It's primary efficacy is on regrowing and preserving hairs in the crown and vertex and top, but this doesn't mean it can't help everywhere.

Nanogen is a "concealer". It works best in areas where you have some hair, it's just thinned. Nanogen can virtually restore a perfect illusion of density. It truly saved my life for a while, and I was pretty far along and it gave me truly remarkable results. I would definitely order some of this and play around with it.

Also, I would look into following this regiment for hair care: http://hair-restoration-info.c...66060861/m/978108134

Start taking Finasteride immediately. It is most likely your only hope.

thanks anatopsis

and Marvin, how do I get it?



edit: here is a gallery of my lovely head

http://tinypic.com/a/1cdwo/1

Oh man, get on propecia/proscar/fin ASAP -- your pattern of loss right now is tailor made for it. Go to a dermatologist ASAP and they will give you the script for it. Proscar is cheaper than the Propecia -- same thing, but you need to cut it up into like 4th's or something....no big deal, and it's less expensive. This could be a life-saver for you.

Also, nanogen -- applied well -- could probably totally mask your baldness tomorrow.....

I'm tailor made for it? Really?

are propecia/proscar/fin all three the same thing? Confused! lol

Nanogen, what is that?

Thank you!

Nanogen is a basic cover up for thining hair. Its basically a shaker that you put over bald spots and colored fibers come out . There are different types that do the samething nanogen/toppik/dermatch.
Just google it and you will get the picture.
Propecia is a brand name for 1mg fin. And proscar is 5mg fin. Same thing different amount per dose.

Real friends wouldnt pick on you for going bald, they would prob just say if it bothers you try shaving it to see what it looks like.

they just tease about it.
just being guys i guess.

Hi Jspence09-

It's never easy to lose your hair. Even adults hate it but when you are in your teens, that can be a lot more tramatic. In looking back on it, a lot of my friends started losing their hair in high school. MPB starts at all kinds of crazy ages and progresses as time goes on.

As the posters have pointed out to you, you are on an excellent site to get all of the support and advice you would ever need. Do start on the meds ASAP and if you do want to make your hair appear more thick and full, there is always concealers. I personally use Toppik but there are other options available.

Obviously, you are too young to go the transplant route but the meds will definately slow down, stop and quite possilby in some areas reverse the hair loss. Be happy that you now live in an era where transplants have improved incredibly and if surgery is something you would choose to have in the future, there are a excellent docs out there. Just always be sure to DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!

Has anyone everused these "P" word medicines or Nanogens???

I used to live off nanogen, which you can get online. For you, it is the single best option out there -- aside from also getting on propecia/proscar (which are the same thing, and represent the drug finasteride). I'm also on this, and it's working well, as it does for so many.

I literally was going from your level of thinning/baldness to a look of total coverage. I accidentally took my pics of that off this site -- but they were/are mindblowing. I couldn't reccommend it enough.

jspence,

Welcome to our community. You've been given some excellent advice by our members. You can get a prescription for Propecia by your family doctor or by consulting with a qualified hair restoration physician. If you want to save money, you can speak to a hair restoration physician about prescribing Proscar. Both contain finasteride however Proscar is a 5mg pill while Propecia is a 1mg pill. You'll have to split the Proscar pill into quarters and take 1/4 pill daily to be similar to the equivalent of one Propecia pill. While you'll spend about $180 for Propecia every 3 months, you'll only spend $80 every 4 months for Proscar.

Since finasteride does come with the potential for side effects, be sure to speak to your physician about not only the benefits, but also the limitations and possible side effects.

Best wishes,

Bill (Falc)

Some people also buy finasteride on the internet without a prescription. You can buy it from websites that ship it from factories in India. But you're taking a risk that it could be a scam.

If you do nothing, you will keep losing hair. If you take finasteride, any one of the following things could happen:

(1) you could stop losing your hair
(2) you could stop losing your hair for 5 years, and then start again
(3) you could keep losing your hair, but at a slower rate
(4) you could keep losing your hair as if you did nothing (no effect)
(5) it could do one of 1 through 3, but with strong side effects that would force you to abandon the drug despite the fact that it is working

So it's not a sure bet, but it will at least give you a chance.

So I'm guessing the Nanogen is a topical solution like Rogaine or something?

So can I get the prescription for those pills and use the Nanogen at the same time while taking a Biotin vitamin?

Ya, you can, and likely should. Nanogen are little fibers, comprised of similiar components that mimic actual hair, and these fibers bond with your hair. It can take some skill in mastering the applications, but can reap astounding results.

So is it like a liquid application or something?

It's like "dust" that you sprinkle it on, and the keratin or w/e fibers bond with your hairs in various, many places.

Oh I see.

Hopefully it would help me, if I take those pills and the biotin vitamins.

By the way, I found another pic. This is when I shaved my head in March 09. Then my hair started growning and it looks like this! I was horrified because a friend took this picture!

http://tinypic.com/m/5wflt5/1

Good luck friend. Keep us posted on how propecia/finasteride performs for you (should have a better indication in about 6-12 months time from now)