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      growth factors taken from your blood and injected into your scalp to stimulate hair

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      technique to create small wounds in skin to activate collagen production and hair growth

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      An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects, has excellent safety record

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      community Is microneedling supposed to be a blood bath? 1mm dermastamp

      in Microneedling  41 upvotes 6 months ago
      The conversation is about someone experiencing a lot of bleeding from using a 1.0mm microneedling device for hair loss treatment and asking if it's normal. Various users suggest that the bleeding is excessive and recommend using shorter needles or less pressure, while others share their own microneedling practices with different needle lengths and no bleeding.

      community Blood DHT Levels – before and after creatine

      in Research/Science  41 upvotes 1 year ago
      The impact of creatine on DHT levels, and whether it could cause accelerated male pattern baldness (MPB). The user taking a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor found that their DHT levels actually reduced despite taking creatine for nine weeks. Replies suggested looking into testosterone levels as well and debating the safety of creatine use in relation to MPB.

      community 26M Baseline blood work done before Finasteride

      in Finasteride/Dutasteride  7 upvotes 3 years ago
      A person considering finasteride for hair loss checked their hormone levels before starting treatment. They are concerned about the potential increase in estradiol and its effects, as well as the impact on their sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and free testosterone levels.

      community Average tressless user after taking oral minoxidil

      in Satire  1439 upvotes 1 year ago
      The conversation is about hair loss and the use of minoxidil (Minoxidil) and finasteride (Fin) as treatments. The conclusion is that some users have seen success in maintaining their hair with minoxidil, but there are varying opinions on the effectiveness of the treatments.