“My story starts a few years ago now. I was in my late 20’s & I had become aware that my hair had thinned a bit since my early 20’s. I wasn’t too worried because my Dad had a good head of hair, so figured I’d be fine. It only started to concern me when a colleague at work who, taller than me & sitting behind me at a meeting commented that my crown was looking ’see-thru’!! I laughed it off & said I’d put too much gel in that day. Underneath though, that comment really triggered some alarm bells.
I started to research about male pattern hair loss & started to get increasingly paranoid about people being able to see my crown through the thinning hair. The stress from worrying I think actually accelerated my hair loss! I spent a few months torturing myself about what to do. During my research online I found the Belgravia website. It showed subjects who’d started with similar if not worse thinning to mine & how, after a year or so, the improvements were obvious. I’m quite sceptical about such results when anyone on the street could ‘photoshop’ the image to make the improvements look more effective but what choice did I have? I could either bury my head in the sand & eventually become another ‘baldy’ or be proactive and do something about it.
I filled out the online diagnositic form on the Belgravia website & waited. A few days later Susan rang me. She was understanding, informative, funny & really easy to talk to. She had reviewed my details & advised me on the best course of treatment to take for maximum results. She answered all my questions & then asked if I could email her some photos of my head to show exactly what stage of male pattern hair loss I had, as there are several stages. I did as she asked & she sent the medication to me by post. And so began my treatment.
Now one of the hardest things to come to terms with is that when you start treatment, you will lose more hair to start with. I’ve had a couple of friends who, by coincidence were also having treatment from Belgravia but stopped because they weren’t getting results. The key thing here is to persevere. The first 3 to 6 months are definitely the hardest because you can’t see positive results. That certainly changed after about 4 months for me. From that point on my hair has gradually got fuller & thicker. I’m not conscious or paranoid about my crown anymore, & no-one makes any comments. The stress & worry is gone, so life is good.
Belgravia has changed my life, & given me the choice of what haircut I want. I know treatment isn’t cheap - but it works & the peace of mind makes it certainly worth it for me.
Thank you Belgravia, & Susan.”
David, by email.
Diagnosis: Male Pattern Hair Loss
Month 1 Month 5 Month 39
