Hey everyone,
I am a 22 yr old male, and have been on propecia - 1mg and topical minoxidil for about 1.5-2 years. I first got on it because I was a NW2 with temple recession. I also was experience slight thinning all over, but had no crown thinning. I am not using nizoral as it greatly irritated my scalp. Over these past 2 years my hairline has gotten much worse, and my hairline has continued to recede and the center of my hairline is pretty messed up now, looking extremely thin. Also my hair all over the male pattern baldness areas of my head has thinned, but the crown is no thinner than the rest of my hair. My main issue is my hairline which continues to get worse. I would shave my head, but my skull shape is pretty unusual and kind of cone shaped so want to do what I can to keep my hair. I am going to continue taking both minoxidil and finasteride as it is possible it prevented crown thinning, but I am fairly confident they are doing nothing. I have been to 2 dermatologists who both have said there is nothing else that I can do, and that I am a pretty poor responder to the treatments. I am wondering if there is anything else I should be trying, or if anyone else has had similar experiences and found something that worked fairly well for them. Thanks for any responses.
I am a 22 yr old male, and have been on propecia - 1mg and topical minoxidil for about 1.5-2 years. I first got on it because I was a NW2 with temple recession. I also was experience slight thinning all over, but had no crown thinning. I am not using nizoral as it greatly irritated my scalp. Over these past 2 years my hairline has gotten much worse, and my hairline has continued to recede and the center of my hairline is pretty messed up now, looking extremely thin. Also my hair all over the male pattern baldness areas of my head has thinned, but the crown is no thinner than the rest of my hair. My main issue is my hairline which continues to get worse. I would shave my head, but my skull shape is pretty unusual and kind of cone shaped so want to do what I can to keep my hair. I am going to continue taking both minoxidil and finasteride as it is possible it prevented crown thinning, but I am fairly confident they are doing nothing. I have been to 2 dermatologists who both have said there is nothing else that I can do, and that I am a pretty poor responder to the treatments. I am wondering if there is anything else I should be trying, or if anyone else has had similar experiences and found something that worked fairly well for them. Thanks for any responses.
