I joined Alopecia World because I was desperate to find information on FFA and the only thing I received was scam for, ahem, enlargement of private parts, and couldn't find anything on FFA so I gave up.  My twin sister, who does not have this, told me about a trial, in the US only, available for hair loss.  So here I am, again, and so happy to have found this topic which is exactly what I am dealing with!  

I am 64 next Sunday, have always been complimented and continue to be complimented on my "beautiful hair".  It still has lots of strawberry blond but have lost two fingers width in front, more on one side than the other, which I understand is typical.  I still have eyebrows but they went white ages ago so it looks like I don't have any anyway and add color when I go out.

I tried rogaine too and have a topical cream meant to minimize scarring.  I use it hardly at all because honestly I don't have anything visible to put it on.  If my head itches or I find a bump I will put it on that.  I am not keen to use stuff, and you probably figure, why not, what's it going to do, kill you?  Well anyway, that's just my decision and my reasoning doesn't really matter.  

I continue with every wash to lose hair which is now at the tipping point because I'm sure some of you notice that happens to you as well, that it feels thinner after every single wash!  I was using a shampoo from Capillia which is wonderful but it did not promote new growth but made it grow really fast.  It is a nice shampoo from a Canadian company in Montreal, all natural apparently.  But to me it seemed to just make it fall faster because it was growing, not new hair, just faster.

Anyway, with my son getting married next June, I wondered where people found good hair pieces, reliable and decent quality.  If you saw me you would not think my hair was missing, yet, but luckily I started off with enough hair for three heads.  I should mention this started in 2006, I wrote my sister telling her "I'm going bald!" and it was not bad at all then.  Even the derm in 2008 said I wasn't losing my hair.  Two years and a biopsy later proved oh yes you are!