Men with prostate issues your age take 5mg of finasteride or Avodart and seem to do fine on it. Just pretend you have a prostate issue and you have to take only 1mg. Otherwise, try minoxidil and see if you can maintain on that but its not likely.
Its funny how my 67 year old dad is taking dutasteride for prostate problems. He has no idea its a hairloss medication nor idea what it actually does biologically speaking and probably takes it in the same vain as one would take antibiotics or other prescribed necessity by the doctor.
Did he grow some hair on it? I notice some men who take it have good hair.
Not bad at all for 56 years old. And almost no gray hair. Lucky guy! You would do well with Propecia and minoxidil most likely. I would hold off on a transplant because you can conceal that with Toppik with no problem and look like no loss.
Can you show the front with your full hairline exposed. Pull back the hair? What Norwood? I am estimating a NW3 based on your crown.
I am happy that I have my hair in front however the texture is changing because it's going gray and that kind of scares me.
I don't think so. He is like a NW2.5 so he never had much to regrow and his hairline has been this way for decades so its safe to say those follicles are long gone.
Looks to me like a NW2.5 close to NW3. Diffuse thinning in the forelock. You still have alot of hair to save. Unfortunately when the hair turns gray its emphasizes the thinning more. The gray hair diameters are smaller than the pigmented one.
You really have to be careful transplanting in between native hair as you can have permanent shock loss and replace native hair with transplant hairs and gain no density. Secondly, you should take Propecia now to see if you can reverse some of your loss and at the same time it will protect you from possible permanent shock loss in the future if you do get a hair transplant. You have better than average hair for your age so think about that too. I am going to meet with a rep from Follica tomorrow. It might be a newer solution for a diffuse thinner like yourself. I would try to hold off on a transplant as a last resort. You are making it a first line of treatment and I don't think that is a wise choice at this point.
Trust me, if you start regrowing your hair, you won't be depressed. If you do nothing and let it continue to get worse, you will be depressed. Don't anticipate the worst. I have faith it will work out fine for you. Give it a try. Remember again alot of men have prostate issues around your age and have to take a much stronger dose.
