Funkymonk1
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Even though the official line from "experts", doctors ect is that finasteride is unlikely to do anything negative to your face I don't think this is something you can flippantly dismiss. When I Googled this the first thing that struck me was that very few studies have actually been done on this "side". Even some of the experts agree that more studies need to be done. Secondly ther's just too many people saying that finasteride destroyed their skin and/or facial bone structure to ignore and I know what you're thinking; Yes, a lot of these could just be insecure & paranoid people imagining things that arn't even there. Yes, even if their appearance had changed there could a number of other factors causing this (stress, insomnia, diet ect). Her's the thing though - I've also seen another forum similar to this where people posted before and after photos where the person has developed more pronounced wrinkles, bad skin, black rings/bags under the eyes, less pronounced jaw lines and cheek bones all in a matter of just a few months. I've got to admit that this made my blood run cold because looking at these pictures ther's no way it was natural ageing in the short time between the photos.
My conclusion about all of this is that the possibility finasteride can age you is real but the % of people who have genuinely been affected by this is unknown. Who knows, it could be a very small % off finasteride users but that doesn't mean it's not a real side. Remember though, this is just my opinion based on what I've read and seen. I'd also like to know if anyone here has suffered from this.
My conclusion about all of this is that the possibility finasteride can age you is real but the % of people who have genuinely been affected by this is unknown. Who knows, it could be a very small % off finasteride users but that doesn't mean it's not a real side. Remember though, this is just my opinion based on what I've read and seen. I'd also like to know if anyone here has suffered from this.