Sir Galachad
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I'm gonna get Botox injected into my scalp tomorrow. Sounds crazy, right? But hear me out:
For those of you who are familiar with the topic of hair loss, the term "scalp tension" will certainly be a familiar one.
It's basically an alternative theory to the main cause of androgenetic alopecia. If you don't know anything about it, google it or check out this video:
I realised a few months ago that the cause of my hair loss might have to do with the weird shape of my skull, which tenses up my muscles causing a reduced blood flow to the scalp. This is where Botox comes in. It will be injected in the same areas that are targeted for migraine treatment:
Big drawback: This will have to be repeated every six months, because the effect wears off. Cost is up to 600€ per treatment, which is shit. If you have the expertise and can get your hands on Botox, you should probably self inject.
Why should you be doing it anyway? Because there is a pilot study on this procedure and it appears to work for 8 out of the 10 androgenetic alopeica sufferers:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782443/
For anyone with sexual side effects on finasteride, this could be the play.
I'll update you on my progress in 6 months.
For those of you who are familiar with the topic of hair loss, the term "scalp tension" will certainly be a familiar one.
It's basically an alternative theory to the main cause of androgenetic alopecia. If you don't know anything about it, google it or check out this video:
I realised a few months ago that the cause of my hair loss might have to do with the weird shape of my skull, which tenses up my muscles causing a reduced blood flow to the scalp. This is where Botox comes in. It will be injected in the same areas that are targeted for migraine treatment:
Big drawback: This will have to be repeated every six months, because the effect wears off. Cost is up to 600€ per treatment, which is shit. If you have the expertise and can get your hands on Botox, you should probably self inject.
Why should you be doing it anyway? Because there is a pilot study on this procedure and it appears to work for 8 out of the 10 androgenetic alopeica sufferers:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782443/
For anyone with sexual side effects on finasteride, this could be the play.
I'll update you on my progress in 6 months.