HGH Progress Update - RX-Proven Skeletal Changes, Not Opinions

[The Dire]

Recently I went to the dentist and had a new X-ray done. I needed a real comparison point to understand what is actually happening to my facial structure while running high-dose HGH (8 IU daily). This X-ray gave me that reference.

When you compare it to previous imaging, the changes are not subtle if you know what to look for. The most obvious difference is at the level of the mandible. The ramus has clearly elongated, and as a consequence there’s been a counterclockwise rotation of the mandible. This rotation alone changes everything: the chin is now more projected forward, and the lower lip has noticeably more structural support. The face looks less vertically collapsed and more horizontally driven. This isn’t “soft tissue fullness” or placebo. It’s skeletal orientation changing.

I’m not claiming miracles, and I’m not saying HGH creates bone out of nowhere. But at these dosages, during late adolescence, it’s becoming very clear that HGH can amplify growth vectors that are still biologically available.

In about a month I’ll turn 18, and that’s where things get complicated. I’m currently trying to understand whether moving to testosterone makes sense. I’m fully aware that if I go that route, there’s a high probability it becomes lifelong TRT. That’s not a decision I take lightly.

At the same time, I’m also evaluating a trimax. In a few months I’m planning to consult Ramieri, mainly because I live in Italy and logistically it makes sense. That said, I’m extremely skeptical. Online you only ever see the best of the best outcomes. Perfect candidates, perfect surgeons, perfect marketing. Reality is different. Spending ~25k€ on a trimax and ending up with marginal aesthetic improvement is a very real possibility, and I’m not convinced my current structure would actually “ascend” in a meaningful way from such an invasive procedure.

That’s why I’m taking this slowly and analytically. HGH is giving me measurable changes. Surgery is irreversible. Testosterone is potentially permanent. For now, I’m gathering data.

Tell me what you honestly think. I'm dedicating everything I have to ascending.

More updates soon.

 

[CertifiedGoy]

It’s different angles. Jaw tucked in first one

 

[The Dire]

It's not bro. They set your head in a specific position

It’s different angles. Jaw tucked in first one

 

[journey2contentment]

Why does TRT need to become a lifelong thing if you go on test? I thought it was perfectly feasible to recover one’s natural endogenous levels as long as you’re not fully blasting or on it for too long. And why isn’t HGH the same? Can you just switch off of 8iu exogenous and recover natural baseline?

 

[The Dire]

Why does TRT need to become a lifelong thing if you go on test? I thought it was perfectly feasible to recover one’s natural endogenous levels as long as you’re not fully blasting or on it for too long. And why isn’t HGH the same? Can you just switch off of 8iu exogenous and recover natural baseline?

Testosterone and GH don’t suppress the same kind of system, that’s the core misunderstanding here. When you run exogenous testosterone you’re not just “lowering levels”, you’re shutting down the HPTA. LH and FSH drop to zero, the testes stop producing, Leydig cells downregulate. Yes, in theory you can recover if exposure is short, doses are reasonable, genetics are good and PCT is done properly. In practice recovery is unpredictable and very often incomplete. People fixate on “being back in range” but that doesn’t mean you’re back to your pre-cycle baseline in terms of libido, energy, mood or neurosteroids. That’s why TRT becomes lifelong for many guys: not because it was inevitable, but because post-cycle they feel worse than before and choose stability over gambling on a slow or partial recovery. HGH is fundamentally different. It doesn’t shut down a peripheral organ the way testosterone does. Endogenous GH secretion is reduced via feedback while you’re on, but the axis isn’t structurally suppressed or damaged. When you stop exogenous GH, natural pulsatile secretion resumes in most cases, especially if sleep, insulin sensitivity and body fat are under control. Even at higher doses like 8 IU, you’re dealing with reversible feedback, not long-term axis collapse. The real risks with GH are metabolic if you misuse it, not “being stuck on it forever”. So no, TRT and HGH are not comparable. One suppresses a fragile reproductive axis that may or may not fully come back. The other temporarily overrides a resilient system that usually recovers once the exogenous signal is removed.

 

[koryachi]

For how long have you been on it already?

 

[The Dire]

For how long have you been on it already?

This is the 4th month

 

[koryachi]

This is the 4th month

And for how long are you planning on being on it?

 

[The Dire]

And for how long are you planning on being on it?

Until June, then I'll use CJC + Ipa to speedrun the recover of my natural GH release. I'll probably do another cycle