HairSite

• The drug was reported to have positive effects on hair loss in the late 80s

• 2% Minoxidil topical lotion is available in any drug store without prescription.
• Doctor's prescription is required for concentrations that are higher than 2%.

• A 30 day supply of 2% Minoxidil costs $10 - $20 in the U.S.
• A 30 day supply of 5% Minoxidil costs anywhere from $35 to $65 in the U.S. The drug is also available by mail order overseas. Email HairSite@aol.com for details.

• Submitted by D.W.
• Date submitted - 11/29/97
• E-mail address of author may be obtained by contacting HairSite@aol.com.

I have not regrown any lost hair with 2% minoxidil, however, I continue to use it as I am confident that it has slowed the rate of hair loss. When I stopped using it for a couple months, the amount of hair in the shower was enough to clog up the drain. Yet, when I returned to the minoxidil treatments, the extreme excess shedding halted. I have recently heard about very good results from the 5% minoxidil/finasteride combo. This is said to even grow hair in the frontal hairline for many men. Allegedly many who tried the 2% minoxidil to no avail are now seeing results with the stronger solution and oral finasteride. I just had an on-line consultation with Dr. Lee of Regrowth and he was very informative and I will be starting this new treatment regime next week. I hope to see positive results within 4 months ! I will keep you posted !!

• Submitted by L.M
• Date submitted - 12/4/97
• E-mail address of author may be obtained by contacting HairSite@aol.com.

11 years ago I had thinning hair, decided to have hair transplants. It was very painful and results were not fast enough so I read about a permanent hair replacement in New Jersey, it sounded wonderful, wrong ! They sewed a hair piece on your head. It never heals and can become infected. Very bad idea. They were run out of business by the government, but some companies still operate. No matter what kind of procedure or name they call it, do not have anything sewn to your head. Since the pain was so unbearable I cut the sutures out of my head, I then proceeded to go with a hair piece boded on. Not a bad solution. However, activities are limited because it can come off with hard pulling, water sports are limited and no matter what they say , you will be getting tired of trips to the studio for rebounding (every 4-6 weeks). I had it clipped on, basically same as bonding but you can take off and on. This is 11 years later and I have went thru 2 more hair transplant sessions , yes they are painful but this is the only permanent answer.

I am also using 2% minoxidil and Proscar. It has stopped my hair loss and has grown some peach fuzz in 7 1/2 months. If hair loss is a problem, try to live with it, but if you can't , there are options. All pieces are basically the same , all types of bonding are the same, none of them look 100% natural but some do look good. Don't wear thick hair when your are older - a dead giveaway. Style and color do more to look natural than expensive ones does. Go to the mom & pop hair replacement centers, don't pay $2,000 to $3,000 dollars for a hair piece, they only last up to 1 - 2 years anyway no matter what they tell you. Also, you have to keep coloring them (new synthetic hair does show promise), please do not get taken advantage of , ask questions, ask to see their work, most places just want to make a sell , if you won't buy, someone else will, don't get pressured (think and ask)

• Submitted by Nolan Berg
• Date submitted - 1/24/98
• Questions for this author can be sent to HairSite@aol.com.

I feel that rogaine was moderately effective in slowing hair loss, but not hair regrowth or stopping hair loss. Rogaine is also a "greasy" to the scalp and a "pain" to apply.

Proscar has had no efffect on my hair loss in the first four months.

Thanks

• Submitted by MJ
• Date submitted - 2/25/98
• Questions for this author can be sent to HairSite@aol.com.

I began really noticing my hair loss when I was 21. I began also a two-year investigation of the industry of hair restoration. I tried a product from Redken called Vivagen. Which claimed not to grow hair just to preserve what you had. That did not work. Then I tried Rogain. I folllowed all there instructions. I applyed it twice a day and massaged my scalp. Rogain is ridiculous. They have a new supposedly product that grows 45% more, plus the minoxidal inside Rogain makes you a lifetime customer. What a business for them and not you. Then I tried systems. I went to several companies. Addhair Technologies, etc.. They tought me that my hair loss was heriditary through this process called Dytestoterone, I believe it is called. That my hair on top was going to fall out regardless of what I did. I could either have a system and pay the monthly maintenance fee, or transplant doner areas around my ears and the back of the head. They said that through transplanting this hair and scalp reduction it would never fall out. So I began to investigate several hair transplant companies from NuHart, PMI Technologies, Sword Medical Group, Bosely, etc... Now the only process that seems to give you the results if you have gotten to a stage 7 or if you have enough doner area is through laser transplanting. The healing process I understand is quicker than the scalpal and more precise. There is all this new terminology such as mico and mini-graphs, but I am still searching for a reasonable and cost effective approach to my hair restoration. Lasergraph is one of the companies I have been in contact with. I hope that this new process of restoration is not a disappointment like the other processes I have tried have been. If you know of any other companies that can assist me in my process of finally finding a cost effective and reasonable approach to my problem please forward it to my e-mail address  Thank You very much.....