Finasteride Has Thickened The Top of My Head But Not the Crown

Hey dr, let me start by saying that this site has given me a lot of information about hairloss. I give it an A+.

My question is – I have been on finasteride for about 5 months and a half and I am thickening on the very top of my head, even slightly at the hairline. I have been checking the crown, but it seems to be taking longer to show results. Is this normal? Will my crown fill in eventually as treatment goes on?

Thank you for the favorable grade!

Everyone responds differently to drug treatments. Finasteride (Propecia) works best for the top/crown area, so if you’re seeing good results elsewhere I’d hope you’d eventually see positive results in the crown. I would give it 6 to 12 months before you assess its efficacy. It takes up to one full year before you can judge what it is or is not doing.