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Xan wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:14 pm I'm sure it was hugely expensive then. I looked into it once: you can get a whole pile of Costco-branded (Kirkland) Rogaine-equivalent for hardly anything.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:04 pm My father has been back from China for a couple weeks now and all is well. I don't know how to explain it, but the man always seems to look younger upon coming from a recent vacation. Fountain of youth.

Speaking of staying young, do any of you guys have experience with minoxidil (Rogaine)?
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dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:42 am
I took it for a little while, but I’m too lazy and it was too inconvenient. I’m definitely thinning out, and yet it’s happening so slowly that I have relaxed about it. Besides, bald is in.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:59 pm Minoxidil/Rogaine is significantly more expensive in Canada it seems, even after accounting for exchange rates. I wonder why that is exactly.


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My experience and research seem to suggest that stopping the progression of male pattern baldness is fairly easy. A simple daily pill of either finasteride/dutasteride works to stop DHT from killing hair follicles, at least for the vast majority of men. Getting back hair you have already lost is the more troublesome challenge. It seems that I am fortunate in that I started dutasteride while still being a Norwood 1.

I am still nonetheless curious about minoxidil for the recovery of the modicum I have lost before I took action.

Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:43 pm
You are fortunate not to have been harmed by finasteride. In a small proportion of men it has permanent side effects: https://www.the-dermatologist.com/conte ... de-effects.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:36 pm Shave your head. Done.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:36 pm Shave your head. Done.

Cortopassi wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:32 am Clippers with no attachment for me. Leaves about 1/8" of hair. Damn easy to take care of, and I don't care about hair. Never did. If I could take a pill to have all the hair fall off my body and never shave again, I would. Except for eyebrows. That would look weird.

Cortopassi wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:32 am Clippers with no attachment for me. Leaves about 1/8" of hair. Damn easy to take care of, and I don't care about hair. Never did. If I could take a pill to have all the hair fall off my body and never shave again, I would. Except for eyebrows. That would look weird.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:06 pm Since I've come home in mid-March (and been home). I've not trimmed a single hair on my body anywhere.

I used to weekly trim my beard so it was about a few days growth length. I was expecting it to now be quite long at this point but he seems to be more bushy than that long.

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:03 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:06 pm Since I've come home in mid-March (and been home). I've not trimmed a single hair on my body anywhere.

I used to weekly trim my beard so it was about a few days growth length. I was expecting it to now be quite long at this point but he seems to be more bushy than that long.

Do you look like Alan Moore now? (The guy who created V for Vendetta and other graphic novels & comics).

bedraggled wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:36 pm I have had positive results with a laser cap for 8 years. Restored hair from back to the crown, thin though it is. The family "sceptic" admitted it has worked. The last few years the hair line has been it retreat but I no longer reflect the sun or fluorescent light from the back into people's eyes, so OK. My hair is not thick but it covers. After a shower, I am impressed how the thin and regrown hair covers so much. Did the comb and the scalp reach an agreement?

I believe these laser caps cost about $500.

Finally, after 7 years, my cap ceased to function- it was the electric cord. I did shell out the new $500, though. It works satisfactorily- i.e. I don't want to reflect the sun into others' eyes. Eventually, there may be an age where the scalp says "see ya." At 65, it still works for me. And don't let it flash the eyes, people.

The company owner said the cap won't stop the front hair receding in progress. He suggested Propecia but 3 treatments with Amazon's Best and biotin shampoo has helped me conclude that I should be happy with the current situation.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:32 pm I rewatched Shutter Island the other day. If anything I found the movie more enticing and engaging the second time through. Once you know the plot twist you pick up all kinds of subtle signs and clues that you would not have the first time. Every time that Dr. Sheehan is mentioned the camera quickly cuts to Mark Ruffalo's character. That dude is a real gem. It's too bad he doesn't make an appearance as the Hulk in the movie.