It is almost the end of October and progress has been slowly marching forward. I also made some changes to my routine using some new information I have learned.
Perfect Hair Heath on YouTube has been an excellent resource. Their scientific approach is amazingly detailed without jumping to conclusions unless there is firm evidence. Which is better, compared to someone like me, whose only confirmation of what works is what I see happening to myself.
One major breakthrough if you can call it that, is discovering the best length of needles for microneedling. Basically, it should be around 0.5mm. But I chose to go a little higher at 0.7mm. The main point was that if you went too deep, it actually hurts your results rather than help it. Instead, we should be going right before the hair bulb which is way shallower. The pain difference between the preferred depth and what I've been using was significant. I actually got used to the pain so the shallower depth felt like nothing.
What do you guys think? For me I see tiny clumps of hair starting to thicken up. To be honest, the top and front views were pretty bleh.
So what am I doing different.
I have been using the a foam version of Minoxidol and taking a 0.25mg dose of Finasteride. As for microneedling, I switched from a roller style to a stamp. And I got to say, while it is more expensive, you definitely should consider using a stamp over a roller. For one, you've got all the lengths in a single tool. Two, a stamp simply hurts way less.
Rollers might be cheaper, but the stamp is just a better investment overall.
This side in particular is particularly ugly. And it has always been that way... My birthmark side had the worse recession you could imagine. But it is starting to look better and less empty in that area. I mean if you just looked at the sides, you probably wouldn't even know I was bald at one point.