I’ve Tried Propecia for 6 Months and Have No Results

Dr Rassman, I am a 39 year old male with very thin hair. i went to Dr bernstein about two years ago because i saw a change in the texture of my hair. It was getting thinner all over, especially in the front.Dr Bernstein said I was losing my hair and was on my way to becoming bald. He took a sample of my hair also. he said i was not a candidate for a transplant since the quality of the donor area was not good. He gave me a year prescription for propecia and told me to visit him in a year.I have been on propecia for six months now , but have not seen any results. it seems my hair is getting even thinner, especially at the hairline. does this mean that if the propecia does not work, i am out of options,since i am not a candidate for a transplant ? If the propecia does work, will that make me a candidate ? I didn,t want to visit dr bernstein again until i have been on the propecia for a full year and since it has not grown hair for me, would he be able to do anything for me?

In most patients over 30 years old, Propecia will help stop further hair loss instead of growing thicker hair. However, there are some fortunate patients who will have thicker or fuller hair after about a year on Propecia. If you experience further thinning after being on Propecia for a year or so, you may be continuing on the natural course of rapid hair loss.

If Dr. Bernstein said you were not a candidate for hair transplantation and he confirmed that you are balding, AND are not helped by Propecia after a year, then I might think (I am guessing here, since I have not examined you) that you have a condition called Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia (DUPA), which is an extensive analysis of the diagnosis process for hair loss and planning for the future. It is important to revisit Dr. Bernstein after you have been on Propecia for a year.