Hi, I have androgenetic alopecia, too. My dermatologist told me that most before and after photos of dermatologists are photoshop and that they do not reflect the true effect of prp. He told me that huge hair growth is not the rule, and that what this therapy can do is mainly to strengthen your hair, to reduce hair fall and to help you grow new hair only if there are active follicles. In case they are not active, new hair won't grow again. For this reason he charges it at a price a lot less than others. I did my second session yesterday. So far, I have noticed a difference in hair fall so this is great, but I have not seen new hair in the problem areas. I don't feel very confident to tell you the truth, I guess I will have to get used to my image as it is. He told me that then the solution is transplant but he told me that it's very painful, that there are many risks and dangers and that given that the problem is not huge it's best to do now what I can with prp and leave the transplant. I will continue to see how it goes. I take a supplement of biotin given that all the vitamins are okay according to the blood test and I will start also with minoxidil and I guess I will do that for life with minoxidil because when you stop using it, the situation is reverted again.
Hey, that makes so much sense about PRP and needing the follicles to be active to see new growth. I have a feeling some of mine aren’t active anymore 😭 try using Nizzoral shampoo too, that has helped with my hair fall over time. Your thoughts about minoxidil are the same as mine about having to keep up with it but I hope it really works for you 🫶🏽✨
@@AmanHeer Thank you very much for sharing with me this info!!!! I ordered minoxidil in the form of foam. My dermatologist told me, who is honest as hell, just take anything you see has good reviews, don't go to a pharmacy and ask because they will give you what will benefit their pocket and I did a lot of research and found foligain and ordered minoxidil foam. I am also chatting with chat gpt (weirdo, I know) about many things and I told it about the whole situation and chat gpt told me that shampoos have a complementary action to foam because the ingredients do not stay in the scalp for long. While the foam, you just put it in the problem areas until it's absorbed by the skin and then you don't remove it. I was using for a month a trioxidil shampoo and saw a reduce in hair fall but I did not see any hair growth. I will try the minoxidil foam and fingers crossed, haha! The most important realization though is that as long as I have that issue, I will have to do something about it for the rest of my life, it requires a lot of commitment. It has given me so much anxiety you cannot imagine. Btw, I'm from Greece, it's amazing we can connect!
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Hi, I have androgenetic alopecia, too. My dermatologist told me that most before and after photos of dermatologists are photoshop and that they do not reflect the true effect of prp. He told me that huge hair growth is not the rule, and that what this therapy can do is mainly to strengthen your hair, to reduce hair fall and to help you grow new hair only if there are active follicles. In case they are not active, new hair won't grow again. For this reason he charges it at a price a lot less than others. I did my second session yesterday. So far, I have noticed a difference in hair fall so this is great, but I have not seen new hair in the problem areas. I don't feel very confident to tell you the truth, I guess I will have to get used to my image as it is. He told me that then the solution is transplant but he told me that it's very painful, that there are many risks and dangers and that given that the problem is not huge it's best to do now what I can with prp and leave the transplant. I will continue to see how it goes. I take a supplement of biotin given that all the vitamins are okay according to the blood test and I will start also with minoxidil and I guess I will do that for life with minoxidil because when you stop using it, the situation is reverted again.
Hey, that makes so much sense about PRP and needing the follicles to be active to see new growth. I have a feeling some of mine aren’t active anymore 😭 try using Nizzoral shampoo too, that has helped with my hair fall over time. Your thoughts about minoxidil are the same as mine about having to keep up with it but I hope it really works for you 🫶🏽✨
@@AmanHeer Thank you very much for sharing with me this info!!!! I ordered minoxidil in the form of foam. My dermatologist told me, who is honest as hell, just take anything you see has good reviews, don't go to a pharmacy and ask because they will give you what will benefit their pocket and I did a lot of research and found foligain and ordered minoxidil foam. I am also chatting with chat gpt (weirdo, I know) about many things and I told it about the whole situation and chat gpt told me that shampoos have a complementary action to foam because the ingredients do not stay in the scalp for long. While the foam, you just put it in the problem areas until it's absorbed by the skin and then you don't remove it. I was using for a month a trioxidil shampoo and saw a reduce in hair fall but I did not see any hair growth. I will try the minoxidil foam and fingers crossed, haha! The most important realization though is that as long as I have that issue, I will have to do something about it for the rest of my life, it requires a lot of commitment. It has given me so much anxiety you cannot imagine. Btw, I'm from Greece, it's amazing we can connect!