Is my hair improving at all... (progress pictures included)

[Guest]

I have been on propecia for about 8.5 months, and minoxidil for roughly 1 month. My hair still looks thin on the crown/vertex, especially under natural sun light. Just frustrating, doesnt seem like my hair is improving much if at all. What do you guys think?

Last image is after a haircut.

 

[adolobe]

You hair looks darker and the thinning looks to be filling in slightly.

Its to early to tell really with either treatment.

finasteride can take up to a year and Minoxidil usually takes 3-4 months.

 

[knowingyou]

The color of your hair look darker, it will take a bit longer to see if finasteride and minoxidil will help in your case, but be patient though!

 

[Guest]

The color of your hair look darker, it will take a bit longer to see if finasteride and minoxidil will help in your case, but be patient though!

Its the lighting. I tried to be consistent with it, but its the light is different in the base line picture for sure.

 

[Guest]

Kind of worried that I started both too late. I first noticed my hair was thinning around January of 2007, but I didnt think much of it. I think it gradually got worse and that when I first decided to start finasteride in Aug of 2009.

Did I start to late =/

 

[Hoppi]

Looks like it's filling in to me man.

You could always try stepping up the minoxidil to something like Xandrox 5% with Retin-A, or Nanominox, or considering a topical antiandrogen (although to be fair the problem may be more down to encouraging the hair to grow again at this point, hence the addition of the retin A and azelaic acid of Xandrox). Nanominox also works through other mechanisms and may penetrate deeper.

But, give it time

Oh, perhaps a shampoo like Regenepure or Dr Lee's regrowth shampoo might help to give things a helpful push as well, with keto and things like salicylic acid