Hi, I'm a 16 year old high school student who is experiencing aggressive hair loss (currently in a norwood 2.5-3 type pattern). In the past my hair was extremely thick and curly and I would usually sport a "jewfro" type cut with basically no scalp visible, but a little bit after my 15th birthday my hairline started receding further and further and my hair started becoming extremely thin. I turned 16 a few months ago and although I've been on minoxidil liquid for 3 months with significant improvement on my crown, my hairline and the top of my head continues to recede and thin.
Recently I've been considering propecia as a more effective treatment for the hairline and top area that minoxidil isn't helping. It seems to me that propecia would be as safe for me at 16 than others at 18 simply because I hit puberty early (stopped growing at the age of 12 and had a lot of dispersed chest hair and a thick neckbeard at 13). Does being apparently finished or close to finished with my development make me a safer candidate for propecia than others my age? My current combination of minoxidil and nizoral shampoo just isn't working and my male pattern baldness appears fairly advanced for a 16 year old.
Recently I've been considering propecia as a more effective treatment for the hairline and top area that minoxidil isn't helping. It seems to me that propecia would be as safe for me at 16 than others at 18 simply because I hit puberty early (stopped growing at the age of 12 and had a lot of dispersed chest hair and a thick neckbeard at 13). Does being apparently finished or close to finished with my development make me a safer candidate for propecia than others my age? My current combination of minoxidil and nizoral shampoo just isn't working and my male pattern baldness appears fairly advanced for a 16 year old.