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In my opinion, finasteride has the ability to suppress hair loss and cause regrowth. Minoxidil is also able to do this however, I have seen better results with finasteride. There is a small percentage ( approximately 30%)) of people that do not respond to Minoxidil. It should be noted that if you add PRP to the finasteride the results are greatly improved.PRPHAIRMD.COM
Neither of these medications work for everyone. As they work differently, taking both together is fine as is taking only one. While reasonably effective, Finasteride has a number of unpleasant side effects such as reducing libido in a small percentage of males. In addition you can also use LLLT. The most effective treatment for male pattern baldness is PRP.
Finastride and minoxidil all have the potential to help. But the answer to your question really comes down to mathematics and statistical chances of helping. If I were to bet, you will achieve similar final outcome on finasteride alone compared to finasteride + minoxidil. Of course, there is a small chance you will achieve better results with the combination of the two and studies have shown this too. But the fact that you are using finasteride gives you the very best odds to preserve hair.
Yes, most males will have a much better response to finasteride than minoxidil. They work through different pathways.
The best treatment for MPB is finasteride. In India many doctors are prescribing oral minoxidil which I am told works well.
The more diodes the more effective. We use the Capillus RX which is by prescription and has more diodes and use it in conjunction with prescription medications. Please feel free to ask any questions.
Make sure you are applying minoxidil to the scalp not the hair shafts. Growth related to minoxidil will be gradual over months of twice daily application. If unsure whether minoxidil is working after 6 months, see a hair transplant specialist for a microscopic evaluation which will to tell yo...
If you have fair skin, you may experience a little bit of redness with minoxidil since it dilates blood vessels, however, if it is persistent, itchy, or painful it may be an allergic reaction to the minoxidil or more likely due to propylene glycol (PG) which may be used in the solutions base...
The hairs that you are shedding may be hairs that were minoxidil dependent hairs that require the minoxidil to continue to grow
It's hard to say without seeing your scalp, eyebrows and chest hair. Genetic hair loss does not affect the chest and eyebrows. You either have two conditions or one single condition that explains everything. What could this one single condition be? Well three main possibilities. 1. Seborrehic de...
First, I want to commend you on taking steps to address your progressing hair loss in the early stages. Too many patients are under the mistaken impression that a surgical hair transplantation procedure is all that they will need, but this is not the case. I always stress to my patients that...
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