What is more effective when it comes to hairloss, Finasteride or dutasteride?

Dear tommy10,Androgen blockade is one of several medical therapeutic
interventions for patients suffering from male pattern hair loss. Androgen blockade, through the use of
propecia, proscar, finesteride or dusteride will reduce the amount of
circulating androgen that circulates locally in the scalp and, as a result,
there will be less androgen converted to dihydrotestosterone from the relative
enzymatic deficiency that exists.
Dusteride is not FDA-cleared for hair loss. There are some studies that do suggest that
at higher levels, it may be more effective than finesteride, but this would
have to be prescribed to you off-label here in Canada. In general, it is important to realize when
using androgen blockade there are several side effects that need to be
considered. There is some loss of libido
and reduced sexual function. There may
be potential for permanently reducing the sperm count, especially in dusteride
patients. There are some papers that
show that a small subset of patients may be at higher risk for prostate cancer
using androgen blockers for benign prostatic hypertrophy and presumably that
may be the case for male pattern hair loss.
Used in combination – androgen blockade with a vasodilator such as a
high concentration of minoxidil and high-fluence, low-level light therapy and
medicate shampoos is the four-pronged attack to nonsurgical male pattern hair
loss. Because of the side effects of
androgen blockade, it is very important you seek the expertise of your
physician prior to embarking. Remember
to always track your prostate-specific antigen Finesteride has more clinical
data and efficacy in the literature for male pattern hair loss, but dusteride
may be more efficacious at higher doses.

At SpaMedica, we have been performing hair restoration with
follicular unit extraction technique for almost seven years, having abandoned
the strip graft surgical technique. NeoGraft® and ARTAS® are the follicular
unit automated and robotic devices we use to avoid a linear scarless
approach to harvest. With aesthetically
artistic implantation, very natural hair transplantation can be achieved. The medical management is often combined with
surgical to try and minimize ongoing hair loss and then the risks and benefits
of the oral and transcutaneous medications need to be reviewed.

For more information, please review the link below.

I hope this information has been of some assistance and best
of luck.

Sincerely,

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic SurgeonYorkville, Toronto