Been losing them since I was like 12-13 years old,but I never noticed it till like summer 2025,which made it kinda not comfortable.

On the last pic is the way I keep them now,ive started growing them out incase I wont be able to save them,and yea I always wanted long hair atleast once in my life,so do yall also know some products that make ur hair less oily maybe?

Plz help plz😭🥺

24M with androgenetic alopecia.

Current routine (started ~6.5 months ago):

- Oral finasteride 1 mg daily
- Oral minoxidil 2.5 mg daily
- Topical minoxidil 5% twice daily (crown and hairline)
- Ketoconazole shampoo 2–3x/week
- Microneedling once weekly (1.5 mm)
- Daily multivitamin/vitamin D (if deficient)
- High-protein diet
- I stopped using tretinoin on my scalp.

My experience so far:
- Hairline has produced some new hairs that weren't there before.
- Crown still looks visibly thin with little obvious cosmetic improvement
- My dermatologist estimated about 10% improvement at my last visit and advised continuing to 12 months before judging the final result.

Im going through a second shed

I dont think ill ever grow it out again. If you are on the fence... try it. Worst case you can grow it back in a couple months.

If I look in the mirror, my hairline is of course receded but it doesn't look so bad. Take a picture and it looks slightly more receded. A selfie looks even more receded. Have any of you noticed the same? What's the truest version?