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8 IPL treatments over 3 years, an excellent procedure for sun damaged fair skin

Face, forehead and jaw - a long wait for results but happy now

I believe that's the way Rogaine works over time, if you can be bothered to keep applying it topically. I don't know how it might interact with other medications, best check with the doctor.

I started taking Finasteride when I was 30, so 17 years now. I was aware of the risks when I first started it, there was plenty of literature, and it seemed clear that any medication, especially one which affected male hormones, implies risk. I've experienced changed levels of testosterone over the 17 years, that's partly age, partly a fairly sedentary lifestyle, and yes probably the drug. I agree that it will likely stop working over time, as continuous medication often does. That has not been the case with me, I've witnessed ups and downs especially when I ceased it, but it has always been more effective than nothing. I was later surprised to hear some men report permanent sexual function damage. It's hard to know the truth. Sexual function can be affected by so many factors.. age, marriage, kids, sedentary lifestyle. But I agree with you in that if a person's sex life is important to their sense of well-being, which it is for most, then they have to carefully consider the risks of any drug that may change it. Did Merck fail to inform people enough? I don't know, I feel I was informed enough, or perhaps I'm just very skeptical.

Good luck Cloedog, wasteoftime.

Sorry I said "go seriously wrong", I should have said "go superficially wrong".

Gosh you'd think people are experiencing life-threatening conditions the way the language is being used.

Periodontal cleaning is not teeth cleaning. Nevertheless, it's a very good analogy, because it's something safe that can go seriously wrong albeit rarely, just like ultherapy.

You have to appreciate that it's hard for me to understand how serious your "scar" is because your pictures are blown up, colour-distorted and out of context.

In all honesty I can't even work out what part of the face your first picture could possibly be, it looks like the shoulder.

Given the little info I have, I imagine the mark to be about 0.5cm in diameter, which seems very small, like a large freckle and not something I personally would be worried about.

Chloedog, there's no easy way of saying this, but I think you need to just give your mark time to fade, and get on with your life. I just don't think it's healthy for you to be spending so much time fixating on this.