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evildude said:Bryan said:Finasteride at the very least greatly slows the progression of male pattern baldness in most men, and may stop it completely in some of them. That's more than minoxidil does, which aparently doesn't have any direct effect at all on the progression of male pattern baldness, just an indirect one.
maybe, but it (minoxidil) gives the appearance of slowing down hairloss and isn't that the point of it all? to appear non-balding? whether you actually slow down the male pattern baldness process or not, makes little or no difference.
It DOES make a difference, because the period of time that finasteride will maintain your hair at or above your original starting baseline (or any other given level, for that matter) is longer than the time that minoxidil will do that. On average, of course.
evildude said:finasteride, according to studies, will first increase hair count, then steadily decrease over the next years. minoxidil, will give dormant follicles a boost, which in turn will, in most who use it, lead to "more hair". or at least the appearance of more hair. then, as the balding process continues, you'll lose more and more ground. different mechanisms, but the end result is the same. only difference is that finasteride probably works better in the long run, but that was never relevant to my point in the first place.
Yes, it works better in the long-run, which is the whole point.