22 years old (23 in 2 months). Have recession on my top corners/temples. My left one is much worse than my right but neither is completely bald just diffuse thinning in those two areas. Every where else is really thick. I thought it may be a maturing hairline but my left side is thinning pretty far back, my right side is not that bad at all. I have been on saw palmetto and beta sitosterol ( 320mg SP and 120 mg BS) for 1 month exactly but was thinking maybe I should just take propecia since it is more proven. The beta sis and SP hasn't done anything but its only a month. My left corner/temple has very thin and less pigmented hairs than the rest of my head. I can cover it up pretty well when it is dry though however I would really like to thicken it up. Should I take propecia, has anyone had success in a similar situation. I am not slick bald on any part of my scalp just serious thinning on my left corner/temple and minor thinning on my right. I know all about propecia sides so please do not let that influence your advice. Also no one in my family is bald. My father is 55 and is starting to thin but my 3 uncles and grandfathers all have full heads of hair. The worst case in my family is a Norwood 2 or 2.5 at most and that is one uncle. If I did take propecia I would only do .5 mg a day to start b/c of costs (college student)...Pleas share any advice from those who have used propecia and have had the same loss pattern as myself.
Also i saw 3 hair transplant docs, 1 said get on propecia it looks like male pattern baldness, 1 said I have some miniaturization on my corners but he thinks it will stop at a Norwood 2 at the most, the last one said it may be a new hairline forming and not to do anything for a year and then re evaluate.
I have been stressing like crazy over it and there is no question that my stress has probably contributed to this. But I shampoo every other day and when I do I have about 50 hairs in my hands alone from my two thinning spots. Need some advice about propecia please.
Also i saw 3 hair transplant docs, 1 said get on propecia it looks like male pattern baldness, 1 said I have some miniaturization on my corners but he thinks it will stop at a Norwood 2 at the most, the last one said it may be a new hairline forming and not to do anything for a year and then re evaluate.
I have been stressing like crazy over it and there is no question that my stress has probably contributed to this. But I shampoo every other day and when I do I have about 50 hairs in my hands alone from my two thinning spots. Need some advice about propecia please.
