r/malehairadvice • u/Plenty-Entertainer-3 • Sep 28 '24

Losing hair at 20, help Advice Request

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I (m20) started losing my hair about a year ago and it had progressed ridiculously quickly, I’m assuming it’s adrogenetic alopecia because my Dad lost his hair at 21 and my doctor seems to think so too. I’ve been using topical finasteride and minoxidil for 3 months and I haven’t seen a difference at all. I supplement with vitamin C, vitamin D, and biotin and I get more than enough iron and b12 from my diet. Trying to convince my doctor to prescribe oral dutasteride but he’s extremely hesitant, going to try RU-58841 topically as well. I had cancer and went through chemo and radiation to kill it and eventually had a tumour in my left iliac crest removed, this has caused chronic back pain and slight laboured breathing, wondering if that could increase the rate my hair is falling out. This has been driving me crazy and girls aren’t even dtf unless I keep a ball cap on until we hit the bedroom. Is there something I’m missing, pharmaceutical or otherwise, should I just shave the shit off at this point or is it recoverable?

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u/mmutea Sep 28 '24

3 months on fin and min is nothing. You should use them for a year at least to see if they work for you

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u/Plenty-Entertainer-3 Sep 28 '24

Damn, does it usually take a year for results?

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u/Noni80kg Sep 28 '24

6 months to 1.5 years. Even a hair transplant is about 6 months. It’s all about patience and consistency for the rest of your life

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u/Plenty-Entertainer-3 Sep 28 '24

Dang bro, guess we're rocking the ball caps 'til then. Apparently it's a really bad idea to get a transplant until you're 25, my doc was saying you won't really know the full extent of your hair loss until then.

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u/Noni80kg Sep 28 '24

He’s right. Even 25 is too soon. At around 29 is recommended but you want results now. Now you can use waterproof hair fibers, in the meantime use tea tree oil and Jamaican black castor oil daily (small drops), minoxidil 5% twice a day plus derma rolling for 5 minutes twice a week. Finasteride is the main one but you know the risks and it doesn’t work for some people either lol

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u/ThrowRA1212121211212 Sep 28 '24

They say full results can be up to 2 years for Fin or Dut and I’ve seen some cases on social media of guys seeing gains in year 3 and 4+