Will Finesteride Benefit a 66-year-old Type 7 Energetic Man or Will It Cause Impotence?

Hair restoration drugs like finasteride and minoxidil are most effective when used at the early onset of hair loss. Finasteride works by preventing hair loss, but cannot grow back hair that is already gone. At an NW 6, finasteride probably would not do much for you and may not be worth the potential side effects (which may include impotence). I would go forward with the hair transplant. To know whether 2500 or 3000 grafts is more suitable for you would depend on a variety of factors, which I... more

It is unlikely that Finasteride will regrow significant amount of hair if you are slick bald in the crown. Finasteride will likely slow down further baldness and is as unlikely to cause impotence as it is likely to increase your sexual performance.(Finasteride does slightly raise testosterone levels.) Hair transplants might work if you have reasonable expectations. I presume your doctors were giving you estimates of number of... more