I've been using finasteride for about six weeks. What are these small white hairs that have started popping up? (Photo)

Yes it can. Often androgenetic alopecia gets misdiagnosed as LPP. However, this biopsy has alot of features of LPP. It would be nice to know if the sebaceous glands are reduced and nice to know if elastic fibers are destroyed using specific stains - that would really convince me 100 %. But there...

Thanks so much for your question and allowing others to learn too! When it comes to androgenetic alopecia we are all familiar with seeing it progress as either a receding hairline or temples or as a spot in the crown that expands outwards. What is harder to see in others is the pattern called...

No finesteride doesnt harm facial fat. You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hairless its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or...