1 year on finasteride (photo)

This man shaved his head so that he could tell the benefits of finasteride better with photos. He had restoration of much of the crown and some or the frontal hairs. This is not unusual in most men responds better in the crown.

I’m 23, what is my hair loss pattern? (photo)

Your hair loss pattern is a thinning Norwood Class 3A pattern with a persistent frontal forelock. This forelock does not look strong so I think with time, it will get worse and the forelock will disappear. A hair transplant should be in your future plans when more hair disappears and you are over 25 years of age.


2020-12-21 11:24:33I’m 23, what is my hair loss pattern? (photo)

1005 Grafts To Thicken the Hairline (with Photos)

First of all, let me thank you and your technicians and please convey my appreciation to the GREAT job they did in placing my grafts and for the fabulous technical job on my hair. I believe my regrowth was close to 100%. Grafts are very firmly rooted with no weak hairs that lie flat that I know of. I saw substantial new growth between the third and fourth months…I’d say from then up to six months when it was pretty much done. The grafts are very natural looking in the sense that texture and thickness is indistinguishable from other hair.

I’m extremely pleased with the appearance of the hairline and how the temples have filled in…it works very well with my features and the shape of my face…really well done on your part. I pull probably twenty-five white hairs from the first inch of the hairline because they look a little unnatural amongst the black hairs…I think it’s just the low density overall that makes it so. I just wish I had a spare three or four thousand hairs to throw at it!

The downsides? I now have more gray hairs around the scar line. The sutures took a long time to dissolve and were quite irritating. The scar line itself healed well but it’s still a scar line.

OK, I’ll stop by at some point so you can take a look in person…until then Best Wishes!

Sometimes we get great results with less hair than we would have liked to use, because of donor supply limitations. His surgical history is that he had 1600 grafts from us in 1996, then 1900 grafts from another well known clinic, and finally another procedure of 1005 grafts with us 2 years ago. The before photos presented below are from just prior to that surgery in 2010, and you can guess to how his hair loss progressed over the years to that point.

The after photos were sent to us by the patient, so the quality, size, and lighting are all different from the before photos. Click to enlarge.

After (1005 grafts):

 

Before:

 

I’m In My 40s — Am I Too Old for Finasteride to Help My Recent Hair Loss?

Hi Doctor, I am 47 yrs old and my hair started thinning a bit at the crown 2 or 3 years back. I started using minoxidil a couple of years back and it seems to have slowed things down a bit.

I was thinking of using finasteride as well but am wondering am i too old for fin? Also i am not that hairy, with very little chest, arms, legs and general body hair so would that mean that my dht levels are low anyway? My father’s hair started to thin in his 40s and he is now in his 70s and still has most of his hair, just thin around the crown with no bald spot. Thanks

Finasteride works best on people with recent hair loss, especially in the top and crown. You are not too old and I would consider this as an addition to the minoxidil you are presently using. Talk to your doctor.