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Liam's avatar

Did you read anything about the "mature hairline" meme? I see it pretty often, not sure if it is true. How many men actually go to NW1-NW2 in early adulthood and stay there throughout middle age?

"Shave it off" is an insidious form of intrasexual competition used by 30-something year old redditors on panicking NW1.5 19 year olds, but if you're middle aged and greying it might honestly be the move. Hair transplants are getting good, but they're expensive and require lifelong maintenance. When I grow a beard, I look about 10 years older, because it hides the smooth skin on my face. I imagine exposing a bunch of smooth shiny scalp skin can help make your skin appear better as well

Sebastian Jensen's avatar

I think the idea is that the hair around the temples is sensitive to DHT, so some men who do not go bald will lose hair there when they are 15-25. That happens to be where my hair loss is concentrated, but I'm not taking any chances.

Sai's avatar

Oral Fin + Min is goated ngl.

Literally brought back my teenage hairline. Density is still a problem though.

Arthur's avatar

I’ll never go bald because of my superior genetics so this is useless for me but Disco Elysium has been on my mind lately and the thumbnail caught my eye.

coolkid1953's avatar

I use 0.5% pyrilutamide and it has noticeably slowed my recession, though it does require application 2x a day. It was the only androgen pathway treatment I found seemingly completely without risk of systemic effects, but the results are probably underwhelming compared to fin/dut.

UBERSOY's avatar

excellent article

Nate's avatar

What are your thoughts on PRP injections for hair preservation and restoration? Many health spas offer that treatment.

Sebastian Jensen's avatar

>PRP injections

First time I have heard of these

Nate's avatar

Platelet replacement for hair loss. It’s when a nurse draws your blood, puts the blood vials in a spinning device to separate out a frothy plasma, and then injects the plasma all over your scalp to stimulate follicles and bring about some degree of hair recovery. Though there are studies on this, I am probably not as qualified as you are to evaluate them. Usually there is an initial series of four or more injections spaced across a few months.

avid's avatar

From what I remember, it does work to a degree, but the effects are smaller and with dubious long-term effectiveness compared to minoxidil or DHT blockers. The cost-benefit calculation is pretty shit, as it requires continuous and expensive injections for rather limited results to begin with.