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I had a topic on here ages ago in the success stories section after 4 months on finasteride and minoxidil but it seems to have been purged. I think most of my recovery happened in the first 4 months, after that it's fluctuated a bit but remained fairly stable. I'm 28, closing in on 29, not sure when I started going bald, but I just turned when the first pictures were taken. I think the temple recession may have happened much earlier. My maternal grandfather went bald in his mid 20s, my dad held on to most of his hair until his 40s but then started receding a lot, currently has an island. I can't grow thick facial hair so I'm definitely not one of those high testosterone guys, so I guess I must just have very DHT sensitive follicles.
The three thumbnail pictures were taken in the first month of finasteride, before my shed, but things were pretty bad. It has since thickened up considerably. I'm about the same norwood level (norwood 2 I suppose?). My temples never really recovered but I think my hairline may have lowered a bit (it was always unusually high). Much thicker and darker hair now. Still looks less than ideal when wet and thinner on top than I would like. I'm considering trying dutasteride, see if it improved my temples. When my hair is wet it does look worse, and it is still definitely thinner on top than on the sides/back, but it's a significant improvement over what it was before.
The three thumbnail pictures were taken in the first month of finasteride, before my shed, but things were pretty bad. It has since thickened up considerably. I'm about the same norwood level (norwood 2 I suppose?). My temples never really recovered but I think my hairline may have lowered a bit (it was always unusually high). Much thicker and darker hair now. Still looks less than ideal when wet and thinner on top than I would like. I'm considering trying dutasteride, see if it improved my temples. When my hair is wet it does look worse, and it is still definitely thinner on top than on the sides/back, but it's a significant improvement over what it was before.