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- Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:29 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: 9 Month Update
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10468
Re: 9 Month Update
Using clay (or any pre-shampoo topical designed for sebum reduction) is MANDATORY!!! I'm making a video that shows all you will ever need to know about it -how to make it what it does, etc. That'll be done soon. Now, I've been using LLLT for OVER TWO YEARS, and I literally can count on ONE HAND the ...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:17 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Something interesting for Laser Messiah users
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7646
Re: Something interesting for Laser Messiah users
THAT'S AWESOME!!!
I'm eventually going to do something like that for a lot of hair loss products. That way I can use them in all of my videos that I'm doing!
I'm eventually going to do something like that for a lot of hair loss products. That way I can use them in all of my videos that I'm doing!
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Pulsing lasers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8086
Re: Pulsing lasers
My personal opinion is that Gaunitz differentiates from other LLLT hair companies with pulsing and frequency (635nm) for marketing reasons. ...And we've seen how much they can PUSH that with the fake poster a few months back that spammed all the forums, so I'm very inclined to agree with you. Also,...
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:14 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Pulsing lasers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8086
Re: Pulsing lasers
Unfortunately, to get a large amount of diodes to pulse, it would allegedly be about a thousand bucks OUR COST to do it -therefore taking our laser devices and my laser helmets out of the affordable range! There was someone that I was in touch with that thought that he might be able to do it for abo...
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Photoactivation of stem cells
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2917
Re: Photoactivation of stem cells
JDP has found info on LLLT and stem cells before, but I don't have that info. However, the very first sentence of that article bugs me: ...which has certain frequencies of wavelengths in the visible light spectrum (400-1200nm). The visible light specturm is this: http://www.overmachogrande.com/graph...
- Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:31 pm
- Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
- Topic: Baldness researcher booked for attempted murder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2287
Re: Baldness researcher booked for attempted murder
Ok, so he lost his job in a multi-billion dollar industry (hair loss) at a billion dollar company (Pfizer). I don't see anything about why he was fired, but there is a line in there that leads me to believe that it was economy related. So... I can infer that this is pretty disheartening knews for pe...
- Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: [VOLTAGE]Wrong calculations ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3426
Re: [VOLTAGE]Wrong calculations ?
Lol... man, my calculations aren't wrong... the problem is you are using very WRONG formulas here! I said this at that hairlasertalk forum before it went bye-bye, but with those calculations you are doing for the amps/watts... YOU NEED A NEW FORMULA! lol... There is a difference between input amps a...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:35 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5552
Re: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
Glad to hear that, Calbruin! Yeah, I think AixiZ got EXTREMELY angry about that, too. I told Dr. Maricle not to worry about it much, but I could see why he was mad... those "laser pointer diodes" are the same diodes used in their Sunetics G! SO, according to Konftec, one of the most expensive and su...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:46 am
- Forum: Hair Transplants and Surgical Hair Restoration Discussions
- Topic: Are HT's really the last resort?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6435
Re: Are HT's really the last resort?
Hey, Pelham123!
Man, it is the WRONG MINDSET to think of hair transplants as the last resort. They are currently the only way to get new follicles to the areas where the old ones will never grow again, and they can be LIFE CHANGING.
Man, it is the WRONG MINDSET to think of hair transplants as the last resort. They are currently the only way to get new follicles to the areas where the old ones will never grow again, and they can be LIFE CHANGING.
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5552
Re: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
Oh my god, I just looked over that bogus chart that they made again and it ANGERS ME! lol... STILL! What a bunch of HORSESH1T! Calling our lasers the same ones as used in laser pointers is CRIMINAL. It never suprises me the extents that some of these "companies" go to for sales -especiallly these "h...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:33 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10041
Re: I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
Hey OMG I was just in Savannah Last weekend for a wedding in front of that huge waterfountain in the park. Congrats! Holy crap! That's were I got married! http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_a362fa5902b44d528cf24f74cd5dee24.jpg What's funny is that we WEREN'T POSING for this picture! Th...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:20 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Nid or OMG Contact
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4463
Re: Nid or OMG Contact
I don't really know where either of them are at, they seem to come and go. I do hope they return. I bought a helmet off OMG in April 09, before that I had a home made device for a couple of months. All I can say is this the best thing I've done for my hair in twenty years. This freakin thing is gro...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:19 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Nid or OMG Contact
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4463
Re: Nid or OMG Contact
Back off, JACOB! I don't think you know what it's like to answer 100 emails a day so cut me some freaking slack -ESPECIALLY when I happened to be taking care of wedding issues at that time. JEEZUS!
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:17 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: aixiz lasers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2476
Re: aixiz lasers
No "diode" is FDA approved... only devices, and the only that is approved is the laughable HairMax Laser Comb! HA!!! I'm SURE you remember all of those success stories from it... right?? lol... Now, AiXiZ diodes are approved for safety, though, and as we know... a diode is a diode is a diode as long...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:10 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Boy am i glad i found this place!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9637
Re: Boy am i glad i found this place!
Hey, Tootall! I'm glad you found this place!
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:08 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5552
Re: Any of you familiar with this LLLT company?
Anybody that is any sort of laser veteran hates Konftec because they absolutely lied about the DIY laser movement: http://www.overmachogrande.com/index.php?/omg/personal_notes/what_a_fantastic_week_for_the_common_person_like_you_and_me/ Seriously, if you look at this graphic: http://img263.imageshac...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Sinere gone?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2788
Re: Sinere gone?
What a freaking waste of a good thing. I'm actually sort of speechless. Jeez... that company had some good products that by all first hand accounts were better than anything else out there, but it seemed getting their PHD's were more important than actually running a company that was on the cusp of ...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:40 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10041
Re: I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
Is that supposed to look like me?? Aside from the blue eyes... I don't see it!
- Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10041
I'm BACK, baby... Six month transplant/lasers update, too!
...And I purposely put this in the general hair loss discussion because it won't get read in the hair transplant section! Sorry I've been gone again, but I'm back -and I'm working on the email I have built up for the past few weeks today. I'm back building helmets -with a gusto, I might add... I hav...
- Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:21 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser Helmet, Laser Messiah for sale
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4614
Re: Laser Helmet, Laser Messiah for sale
FYI... I'm sure it's wired fantastically, but I didn't do the wiring on this one. Just thought I'd say that in case anyone asks!
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:28 am
- Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
- Topic: Kevis the World's Most Expensive Shampoo Cures Baldness
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20571
Re: Kevis the World's Most Expensive Shampoo Cures Baldness
You have to have admin powers, and install a "mod". It's really easy to do, but what I do to get around it that's almost as good is just post a screenshot of the video. I'm sorry that what I'm going to say sounds rude, but man... Kevis freaking LOVES semen. They can't stay away from it. I just don't...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:02 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Hairloss
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4827
Re: Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Hairloss
That's it! You nailed it... He said something "curious" to me, though, that I need to clarify next time I talk to him. He said "I've moved so far beyond that now" when we were talking about PRP, but I was confused whether he meant just as a treatment or ALLTOGETHER. We got disconnected, and I need t...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:59 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8740
Re: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
I'll be brief because your misuse of the term "ridiculous" to describe what I was talking about in another thread shows me that you've got a lot of wrong feelings here that are causing you to be a bit less-than-analytical, but what you are describing is a large "syncronized shed" that *can* occur. I...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:38 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23950
Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Yep! Lol... that's why hardly anyone ever posts pictures -and the ones that have never do it again. I see it, you see it (and KNOW it), but it's hard not to take it personally when you know you have results, you have pictures that do a decent job of showing it, but people still say "I don't see it"!...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:16 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15220
Re: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
Stop taking me out of context, Dr. Watt. I saw your timeline in the other thread and what you are describing for your case is NOT what I was reffering to when I said that quote. Look guys, I know this is difficult to follow, but if we are going to accomplish ANYTHING here, you need to understand EXA...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:31 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser soreness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27312
Re: Laser soreness
Wow, Hapyman... Ok, anyone saying that we have ever overhyped ANYTHING to do with lasers needs to take a look at the Pascalite Bentonite Clay page! lol... Pages like that always make me laugh! I might actually get it, though, because it's a pretty good price for five pounds -not because some indian ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:45 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Hairloss
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4827
Re: Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Hairloss
I hope it works, but there is trouble brewing with PRP. I wrote a fantastic post on this at another forum once, but I can't find it anymore and it's probably gone for good. Anyway, here are three big points to consider until we get more feedback from it from people that have undergone multiple treat...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:48 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15220
Re: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
when those clowns were on here talking about shedding like crazy with LLLT- many here didn't believe them. Now it's a good thing..and should happen, I guess :-s What you are seeing is confusion on our part as well... some people have HAMMED IT UP so much that it's impossible to tell what they are a...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:57 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23950
Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Awaiting Regrowth... Man, could you seriously not turn practically every thread into your "shedding drama"?! You've monopolized ENOUGH of this, and when I was gone, several of you made it seem like no one had ever gotten laser results ever. That "***LASERS***" post of yours was over the top and the...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:52 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: someones finally ripped off the helmet idea, with 5 mw diodes i mean
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Re: someones finally ripped off the helmet idea, with 5 mw diodes i mean
By the way, to expand on what James said... the focused, pin-point diodes in a helmet like that would actually be a big problem. I can't remember the exact calculations anymore, but if you go over something like two or three minutes with the gray helmet, you are going to get overexposure, and I don'...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:27 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: someones finally ripped off the helmet idea, with 5 mw diodes i mean
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Re: someones finally ripped off the helmet idea, with 5 mw diodes i mean
What James said, and THIS:
No competition!!! Apples and Oranges on the coverage, and that's the most important part of everything that matters.
-John (O.M.G.)
No competition!!! Apples and Oranges on the coverage, and that's the most important part of everything that matters.
-John (O.M.G.)
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: BE A MAN! The "Feminization of the Male" Series, by O.M.G... "Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men'"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8650
Re: BE A MAN! The "Feminization of the Male" Series, by O.M.G... "Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men'"
My SMELL begs to differ with your assessment of the situation! lol...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:11 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser soreness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27312
Re: Laser soreness
Hey, Calbruin! I'm actually going to do a video on that pretty soon! I really think there are a lot of brands and types that would work, but currently I'm using the "NOW Foods" bentonite powder brand, and it was $12 for what must be a 3-6 month supply. I think "Aztec Healing Clay" is the exact same ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: What do you do to combat Scalp Itch?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14779
Re: What do you do to combat Scalp Itch?
10% Feverfew, 10% Thuja Occidentalils, 10% Epibolium, 5% Green Tea Extract (see green tea catechins) and 1% Mentholum verum were the ingredients. We could probably make this, you know. We could probably make it better than they could now. ...by the way, I got that from Dr. Rassman at Baldingblog (ht...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:15 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser soreness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27312
Re: Laser soreness
Hey, man! Yeah, they SHOULD go away. I've actually heard that those headaches are indeed due to the fact that you just simply aren't used to the amount of increased blood flow, but it's something that you get acclimated to. It's a pretty common side effect apparently because even laser clinics talk ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: What do you do to combat Scalp Itch?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14779
Re: What do you do to combat Scalp Itch?
Obviously lasers have really helped a lot of people that had a big itch, but if that isn't your route, a lot of us tried this at the end of 2007: http://www.naturalbioskincare.com/ http://www.skin-care.cl/images/bioskincare-jar.jpg Bioskincare has "snail slime" in it, and this was actually talked ab...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Health, Fitness and Supplements Discussions
- Topic: Immuno-Viva Defend Plus buy 1 get 1 free
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2752
Re: Immuno-Viva Defend Plus buy 1 get 1 free
Dr. Cooley had me use this for the month before my transplant: http://www.celticseasalt.com/Immuno_Pro_Rx_P28C470.cfm http://www.celticseasalt.com/images/product_images/A-700.jpg It's supposed to obviously boost the immune system. I'm HORRIBLE with taking stuff like this, so I'm not really sure I to...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: BE A MAN! The "Feminization of the Male" Series, by O.M.G... "Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men'"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8650
BE A MAN! The "Feminization of the Male" Series, by O.M.G... "Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men'"
I'm full of testosterone, and I'm proud of it. I'm a stinky, sweaty, aggressive, sexually potent, INTELLIGENT male -so I reap the benefits of everything positive testosterone will give me. I'm chivalrous, I'm a leader, I don't resort to snaky tactics, and I make strong decisions based on principle -...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:39 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Happy Anniversary!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20122
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:32 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Happy Anniversary!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20122
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:28 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser soreness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27312
Re: Laser soreness
by the way my hair is looking phenominal lately tho! way thicker then before and i'm only 2 months in. the recent addition of the clay has spurred my recent success. The clay is NOW MANDATORY. I repeat, the clay is NOW MANDATORY! If you, the average laser user, aren't using a simple bentonite clay ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:10 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23950
Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Now, if only the people that I here from every week by email would also post, that'd be AWESOME! lol... Thanks a lot for that, man! ...And that's great that you are having COMMON, TYPICAL, AVERAGE results with this - and "common, typical, average" with these laser helmets is pretty spectacular! It's...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:32 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Happy Anniversary!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20122
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:27 am
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8740
Re: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
Lakers... I hope lots of people answer you, but in case you didn't notice... I need to state the obvious. Most laser users (especially laser helmet users) DO NOT post in this forum. They posted at Regrowth, but they did not make the transition to this forum -many didn't want this site as a permanent...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:51 am
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Happy Anniversary!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20122
Re: Happy Anniversary!
Lakers... Let me be really clear here. It's not a simple issue of people concerned about shedding... it's that two or so main offenders have attempted to hijack the discussion and perception of LLLT with this, made repeated posts full of offensive language against us, question the results of others...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
- Topic: Happy Anniversary!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20122
Re: Happy Anniversary!
Hey, Joanne! I just made a post about "Synchronized Shedding", and that sounds exactly like that. Here it is here: http://www.hairlossfight.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1543#p11388 The good news is that those get better and better as time goes on because your hair sheds get more randomized again ...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:14 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: Laser soreness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 27312
Re: Laser soreness
When I wrote my "Happy Anniversary" post, I totally forgot to address this! lol... I was kicking myself that I forgot to put it in! "The guys over at regrowth are saying that getting sore is a bad thing because you are over stimulating your hair." That is the biggest bunch of shameless crap I've eve...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:54 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: LLLT and Anxiety
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10710
Re: LLLT and Anxiety
PeterZ... Man, I think electomagnetic devices could be really benefical for us. It's something I've wanted to explore but I've never gotten a chance to do it. I'm really wondering if we couldn't get DECENT RESULTS from some $10 radio shack contraption. Maybe, maybe not... but the point is that nobod...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: The Black Beast is Complete!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5938
Re: The Black Beast is Complete!
Hey, man... that looks GREAT!!! I don't know why I got so lucky when I made my original one... tons of people screw up with the laces, and I know that I don't have a certain "magic touch" or anything! lol... I just got lucky! Do you have any gray hair? If so, do medical science a favor and try to do...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:24 pm
- Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
- Topic: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15220
Re: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
Just a reminder -I feel like I have to say this all the time because of a couple of drama queens that were making it sound like no one has ever gotten laser results when it's STILL the best f*cking think in the forums... and even this FORUM OWNER is having good results with it- but these horrible sheds have happened with only a few people at the most, and there is a lot of, umm... "clouds" surrounding most of it to begin with. Good freaking lord... did I even need to say that?! lol...
Anyway, enough of that... I think most of you understand that. I was actually going to do a piece on shedding in general because actually we know a good bit about it. There is something called a "synchronized shedding", and it's what happens when something WORKS. Because of this induced panic from very unstable (if they are legit) people, many people going through a normal synchronized shedding are thinking they are going to have this whatever the hell drama shed, when what they are experiencing is NORMAL.
HERE COMES THE EDUCATION...
One aspect of MPB is an out-of-whack telogen to anagen ration. Here is the scoop... when you start something that's going to work for you -lasers, propecia, giraffe piss, whatever- your hair all of a sudden kicks back into anagen phase. Well, ORDINARILY, your hair doesn't all do that AT ONCE... it's a random mix, and any given time you've got just a little bit of hair shedding.
Well... FIXING MPB requires swapping that anagen to telogen ratio, and to go back into anagen phase... YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SHED. I didn't make that up, that's the way it is. Because you are doing something that is triggering the change from telogen to anagen all at once, you are going to have this "synchronized shed" at some point because of the hair cycles starting over together.
The good news is that duh... it ends, but yes, it will be scary on the heels of THE BIGGEST DRAMA HYPE I've ever seen -with the purpose to discredit these helmets as seen by the BASHING of all of us involved in the laser movement.
Even better news is that the cycles eventually become more and more random again, so a certain amount of time down the road, it'll all be normal again. If you don't like what I'm saying, by the way... go take it up with Dr. Proctor and stop trying to say that "Oh, yeah, these laser guys are just doing damage control or something."
Take my situation... I've said this before but I'll recap. I may or may not have had a shed at the beginning. My hair looked god awful -way worse than most of yours- for something like three or more years before I started it. I was a slave to toppik to that time -which is not a good situation to be in.
So... did I have a shed? I wouldn't have noticed! I probably did... and that's probably why I didn't notice anything at all until month 3 1/2 -which is only slightly shorter than the drama shedders have been using there devices- and I didn't notice shocking difference until month SIX.
Now... I've said this before... I HAD A BIG SHED AT MONTH 13! I didn't think much of it, of course, because I'm level headed, I know this happens, and because this was before the days of the drama shedders. It ended, and my hair was, OF COURSE, even better when it came back. That's the way it works.
And Awaiting Regrowth... ain't nobody buying your %&$! here anymore. Why you are still here is something of a mystery to me.
...which leads me to my SECOND POINT:
I'm going to state the obvious. Everyone that has any experience has seen this before in the forums... the people that have these PANIC POSTS never get results. Period. You've seen it A LOT. Man, the people that are either nuts, overly hostile, frantic, suicidal, whatever... THEY NEVER GET RESULTS FROM ANYTHING -lasers, giraffe piss, propecia, superzix II, whatever.
So... I know most of you veterans are nodding your heads right now. We've all seen it so many times. Now, WHY is that?
Is it stress?? I don't know. Maybe... actually "probably". We know how stress can prematurely age people -literally it can be drastic. Is it in their heads?? Probably that is true also. I seriously doubt some of the mentally unstable people would allow themselves to see results even if they had them, and I don't think that's difficult for most of you to see.
So, here is the scoop, and I'm not being rude... if you have a psychological problem in which you fit the description of a "panic poster"... I'm telling you right now that you aren't going to get results from anything.
...UNTIL you address your primary problem, which is mental. I'm actually quite serious about this, and I realize the context that I'm bringing this up in might cause some of you not to take me seriously, but this deserves A LOT of talk in the future. In fact, I'm going to have a complete section on this. None of us want any of us to be left behind with this.
Basically, my advice for those people with these issues is not to do one single thing to treat hair loss. You are destined for failure -ask anybody that's been in forums for a decade- and that's going to compound the problem. You've got to get your other sh*t together FIRST, and THEN -with a smile on your lips and new laid back attitude- you have to try to tackle hair loss.
-O.M.G.
Anyway, enough of that... I think most of you understand that. I was actually going to do a piece on shedding in general because actually we know a good bit about it. There is something called a "synchronized shedding", and it's what happens when something WORKS. Because of this induced panic from very unstable (if they are legit) people, many people going through a normal synchronized shedding are thinking they are going to have this whatever the hell drama shed, when what they are experiencing is NORMAL.
HERE COMES THE EDUCATION...
One aspect of MPB is an out-of-whack telogen to anagen ration. Here is the scoop... when you start something that's going to work for you -lasers, propecia, giraffe piss, whatever- your hair all of a sudden kicks back into anagen phase. Well, ORDINARILY, your hair doesn't all do that AT ONCE... it's a random mix, and any given time you've got just a little bit of hair shedding.
Well... FIXING MPB requires swapping that anagen to telogen ratio, and to go back into anagen phase... YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SHED. I didn't make that up, that's the way it is. Because you are doing something that is triggering the change from telogen to anagen all at once, you are going to have this "synchronized shed" at some point because of the hair cycles starting over together.
The good news is that duh... it ends, but yes, it will be scary on the heels of THE BIGGEST DRAMA HYPE I've ever seen -with the purpose to discredit these helmets as seen by the BASHING of all of us involved in the laser movement.
Even better news is that the cycles eventually become more and more random again, so a certain amount of time down the road, it'll all be normal again. If you don't like what I'm saying, by the way... go take it up with Dr. Proctor and stop trying to say that "Oh, yeah, these laser guys are just doing damage control or something."
Take my situation... I've said this before but I'll recap. I may or may not have had a shed at the beginning. My hair looked god awful -way worse than most of yours- for something like three or more years before I started it. I was a slave to toppik to that time -which is not a good situation to be in.
So... did I have a shed? I wouldn't have noticed! I probably did... and that's probably why I didn't notice anything at all until month 3 1/2 -which is only slightly shorter than the drama shedders have been using there devices- and I didn't notice shocking difference until month SIX.
Now... I've said this before... I HAD A BIG SHED AT MONTH 13! I didn't think much of it, of course, because I'm level headed, I know this happens, and because this was before the days of the drama shedders. It ended, and my hair was, OF COURSE, even better when it came back. That's the way it works.
And Awaiting Regrowth... ain't nobody buying your %&$! here anymore. Why you are still here is something of a mystery to me.
...which leads me to my SECOND POINT:
I'm going to state the obvious. Everyone that has any experience has seen this before in the forums... the people that have these PANIC POSTS never get results. Period. You've seen it A LOT. Man, the people that are either nuts, overly hostile, frantic, suicidal, whatever... THEY NEVER GET RESULTS FROM ANYTHING -lasers, giraffe piss, propecia, superzix II, whatever.
So... I know most of you veterans are nodding your heads right now. We've all seen it so many times. Now, WHY is that?
Is it stress?? I don't know. Maybe... actually "probably". We know how stress can prematurely age people -literally it can be drastic. Is it in their heads?? Probably that is true also. I seriously doubt some of the mentally unstable people would allow themselves to see results even if they had them, and I don't think that's difficult for most of you to see.
So, here is the scoop, and I'm not being rude... if you have a psychological problem in which you fit the description of a "panic poster"... I'm telling you right now that you aren't going to get results from anything.
...UNTIL you address your primary problem, which is mental. I'm actually quite serious about this, and I realize the context that I'm bringing this up in might cause some of you not to take me seriously, but this deserves A LOT of talk in the future. In fact, I'm going to have a complete section on this. None of us want any of us to be left behind with this.
Basically, my advice for those people with these issues is not to do one single thing to treat hair loss. You are destined for failure -ask anybody that's been in forums for a decade- and that's going to compound the problem. You've got to get your other sh*t together FIRST, and THEN -with a smile on your lips and new laid back attitude- you have to try to tackle hair loss.
-O.M.G.