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Soon after i started avodart, i noticed my skin became extremely dry(when its noramlly oily), pimples were dried up and scabs were not healing and was forming keloid scars. Soon after i noticed a pinkish discoloration on the righ side of my face. I didnt think anything of it because none of this is on the side effects list. My skin became a very white pale color. After 7 months, i noticed wrinkling, rashes on my upper lip that is now prescribed to be dermatitis, and the little pinkish colored place on my face is becoming more noticeable. Now, i know all of this isn't just gonna start happening for no apparent reason. Well lets see, i just started taking avodart with works be eliminating dht from the SKIN!! And i am having skin problems now...Still with none of these listed in the avodart side effects, i continued using it because my hair was looking amazing and i didnt have the oily skin anymore. I noticed tingling or numbness in my left hand that never used to be. Another few months went by and the wrinkles were getting worse and my facial skin looked like it was thinning and looseing its structure or strenght.Then under certain lighting, i noticed how the right side of my face is sunk in, hollow looking, and that look completely older and different than on the left side of my face.
I just soon came across Lipoatrophy and it seems to be exactly what i have on the right side of my face. I know that avodart works by blocking dht in the skin. It does that by eliminating dht in the hair follicle. And where is the hair follicle located? Deep in the skin where the subcutaneous fat is located. I've seen a few docs and they all told my i have high cholesterol in my blood. All of these things never before until i started avodart.
High bad cholesterol is a sign of lipoatrophy. The fat that is supposed to be in my cheek is going in my blood instead. The drug is altering the way fat goes in your body. Also testosterone play a big role in Lipoatrophy.
I could go on and on. NO wonder they cancelled in in phase 2 for hair loss.