Propecia for Hairline

Hello again doc, I’ve taken your advice on taking procepia instead of saw palmeeto pills. I still have a patchy thinning hairline that’s type I on the right side and type II on the left side. My question is, how long will it take until my hairline thickens and returns to type I on both sides? My dermatologist prescribed Proscar for a period of one year.

And one more question, my mom is in her late 40’s and has been thinning and receding around the front as well, though her’s is more apparant. Is there anything you can recommend for her? Thanks.

These drugs will probably not reverse the frontal hair loss. It will be more preventive for future hair loss if the cause is genetic. If you are talking about Norwood Class 1 to a Norwood Class 2, then this could be just a maturing hairline and I do not frankly know if Propecia /Proscar will stop the hairline from evolving naturally. My question for you is: How do you know that you have genetic hair loss? You need to have your hair mapped out for miniaturization to determine if you have hair loss.

Wiht regard to your mother, female hair loss has been extensively covered in previous blog entries and I refer these to you and to her.