Have You Become Pessimistic About Propecia for Frontal Hair Loss?

Dear Dr Rassman,
In your last post you wrote the following in regards propecia.. “It does not work for frontal hair loss in most instances other than possibly slowing the process down, but is it the only real medication to address what you are going through”. However in December 2005 you wrote that “Propecia slows or stops hair loss throughout the head”.

I was just wondering if in the intervening years you have become more pessimistic about the effectiveness of Propecia on frontal hair loss?

Regards

I’ve not become pessimistic about Propecia. I have seen a few cases where the drug has reversed frontal hair loss to some degree (regrew hair), but it is not common. What is common is that this drug can slow or stop frontal hair loss, and stabilization of hair loss is a real benefit for those who are actively losing hair.