Jrthomas85
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Hello all,
I'm starting this thread because I've noticed a real lack of accounts of people trying topical finasteride and what their experiences were (and believe me, I've spent quite a bit of time on several forums looking for information). I encourage anyone with topical finasteride experience to post their experiences. What I'm not looking for are people to tell me their opinions on topical finasteride, or any debate as to whether it works, unless they have tried it.
About 2 weeks ago, I visited a respected hair loss specialist in Atlanta: Dr. Edmund Griffin. I am looking to halt further hairline loss (currently Norwood 2.5 with good density) and, if I'm lucky, thicken up some thinning areas around the outside edges of my hairline. I was all but ready to give oral Finasteride a try, but had the usual concerns of sides, both immediate and longer term. I expressed these concerns to Dr. Griffin, and he recommended a topical finasteride preparation (5% I believe, which he prepares in an alcohol vehicle), as well as minoxidil. He believes that there is a case for the efficacy of topical finasteride. Besides using it himself for over a decade, he claims that he has had 1000s of patients over the years who maintain their hair with it. However, I'm aware that topical finasteride is absorbed systemically, thus putting the user at risk for sides. Dr. Griffin reported that his patients see a lower frequency of sides with the topical solution, while still seeing results.
Whatever the case with topical finasteride, I've decided to give it a go. I've taken some baseline pics, and I plan to follow up on this post in about 6 months with my opinion, as well as pics. I also hope to hear from others who have tried topical finasteride, so we can start to build a little more evidence (for or against) the efficacy of it.
I'm starting this thread because I've noticed a real lack of accounts of people trying topical finasteride and what their experiences were (and believe me, I've spent quite a bit of time on several forums looking for information). I encourage anyone with topical finasteride experience to post their experiences. What I'm not looking for are people to tell me their opinions on topical finasteride, or any debate as to whether it works, unless they have tried it.
About 2 weeks ago, I visited a respected hair loss specialist in Atlanta: Dr. Edmund Griffin. I am looking to halt further hairline loss (currently Norwood 2.5 with good density) and, if I'm lucky, thicken up some thinning areas around the outside edges of my hairline. I was all but ready to give oral Finasteride a try, but had the usual concerns of sides, both immediate and longer term. I expressed these concerns to Dr. Griffin, and he recommended a topical finasteride preparation (5% I believe, which he prepares in an alcohol vehicle), as well as minoxidil. He believes that there is a case for the efficacy of topical finasteride. Besides using it himself for over a decade, he claims that he has had 1000s of patients over the years who maintain their hair with it. However, I'm aware that topical finasteride is absorbed systemically, thus putting the user at risk for sides. Dr. Griffin reported that his patients see a lower frequency of sides with the topical solution, while still seeing results.
Whatever the case with topical finasteride, I've decided to give it a go. I've taken some baseline pics, and I plan to follow up on this post in about 6 months with my opinion, as well as pics. I also hope to hear from others who have tried topical finasteride, so we can start to build a little more evidence (for or against) the efficacy of it.