How long did it take for you to see results with consistent care of your edges/nape?
It has been a few years. The side that was the worst is just now starting to show progress.
1) What condition were your edges/nape in before?
One side was totally bald (pictured) the other was slowly going.
2) How long was your hair damaged?
I don't know. I just remember trying Celie braids one evening a few years ago and noticed that plaits on the right side did not braid all the way down to my hairline at the temple or just behind my ear. There were a few inches between where the braid stopped, and where my hairline should have been.
3) What caused the damage?
My edges have always been thin, but a combination of pulling my hair back into a tight, high puff for years; and hormones are the likely culprits.
4) What did you do to regrow your hairline/edges?
Initially, I used the herbal growth blend that circulates here, but I didn't see much growth with that. Then I went to JBCO and scalp massages and saw some growth. Now that I'm exercising, eating better, getting enough water, and massaging my scalp regularly, I'm noticing my hair thickening in the temple area.
I'm actually seeing very short hairs all along my hairline, and the hair at my temples is getting long. Before the hair would not get long at all. It was like the hair at my temples had an inch long terminal length, but now the hair at my temples grows as long as the rest of my hair. I can braid it!
These days I can wear a bun and see my fuzzy edges. It's great for me because I have not had any edges in so long, I can't even be bothered trying to slick them down.
Here are some pics that might help:
December 2012 - I think this is right when I noticed the problem.
This is from two minutes ago.
While it's thin and slowly coming in, the bald area is much smaller now. In the top photo, it didn't grow long at all, and the hair was thin back past my ear. It is much thicker now.[/QUOTE]
I can definitely see progress! Congrats