Quote from: rus on April 29, 2017, 06:39:58 PM
does your hair start to grow back in places it has gone bald or is balding when you are on HRT? the crown area for example?


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It is certainly possible but depends on a number of factors such as genetics, level of baldness, amount of time since going bald, cause of balding, just to name a few, but there are certainly instances of transwomen experiencing profound regrowth. The consensus seems to be that if you lost it between 2 & 5 years ago, there is a chance you can experience some regrowth, more likely on the crown than hairline. If you still have vellus hair or just just thin hair you have a much better chance than if you are completely bald with the shiny top. I've got thin hair and I'm seeing some signs of regrowth just from Finasteride before I had even started the hrt, and I was looking on ->-bleeped-<- transtimeline pages for inspiration. There are some ladies there who have had some crazy regrowth without any other intervention. There definitely aren't any guarantees though, and any progress can take months if not years.

most of my balding was the result of large amounts of testosterone shots when i was trying to be this bulky body builder now i just want to be a nice fit girl but would love to have my hair back without having to spend a fortune with implants lol


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I been on HRT a couple months and from what I have heard it seems that in not-too-distant future my body hair will probably begin to "thin and lighten" albeit gradually.  So I determined that if I do want to do IPL (similar to laser) on chest and arms, then I had better do it sooner than later as it will only work while the hair is still dark.

  I am getting professional laser on my face, as that is most difficult to get rid of and most sensitive and crucial area to have done right.   The rest of the whole bod would cost quite a lot to get professional laser, and might not be entirely necessary.  So I bought a Remington iLight IPL (similar to laser) for DIY just on my chest and arms and I have been hitting it at max recommended as per proper usage instructions.  It works.

Since there is a combo of HRT and the IPL at work here, it is hard to say precisely which is having most effect.  Places I do not use the IPL unit are as yet still staying very coarse body hair, but the chest and arms where I do use the IPL are almost completely no-hair left and it is not growing back.  This is after only about 3 months since starting HRT, so it seems the combo has served me quite well.

IPL, I don't think is effective at permanently reducing hair and with laser, hairs may regrow months to years after the last session. It's a gamble. Electrolysis is more worthwhile.

Was moderately hairy before HRT (about 10 months on HRT). Had 3 sessions of full body laser, and it zapped most of my darker hairs, but I'm a natural blond, so there was plenty left over.
I epilate my body everywhere except my pubic and facial hair. Between, laser, epilating and HRT my hair is a bit thinner and grows a little slower, but not much. I still have to epilate my chest and belly at least once a week and my legs twice a week.

I'm starting low dose Bicalutamide tomorrow to hopefully kill this damn body hair once and for all!

I have had decent receding head hairline regrowth from HRT. My head hair is much thicker and fuller than it has been in as long as I can remember. I took Finesteride for a little while, but stopped trying to isolate negative side effects. I apply Lipogaine topically to the corners of my forehead and have some decent regrowth there.

I would of course be happier to have even more hair on my hairline, but I'm not unhappy with the way it is filling out. It grows very fast and fuller now, with very little shedding. The avatar picture is only a few weeks old, and you can see it's not too bad.

My hair reduced on my hands and my forearms.

Still got my hairy legs though after 3 months of HRT, which is natural as it takes surely 12 months until real progress will be visible.