Posts Tagged ‘finasteride’
Oral Finasteride Follow Up After 2.5 Years
Finasteride (brand name Propecia) was FDA tested and approved for hair loss in the crown. This does not mean that finasteride was not effective for treating frontal hair loss but rather, since the test results were measured only in the crown it was therefore only FDA approved for hair growth in the crown. But as…
Read MoreWhat if you Can’t or Won’t take Finasteride? Options Are Available.
What if you can’t take finasteride (Brand name: Propecia)? Many men are very concerned about the risk of possible sexual side effects, and understandably so, given that in the clinical trials approximately 2% of men did have some decrease in either sexual desire, sexual performance, or sperm count. Now, even though we know that these…
Read MoreOral Minoxidil – Alternative to Finasteride
This 47 year old gentleman chose to use a combination of oral minoxidil 1.25mg and topical finasteride solution 0.25% daily, instead of oral finasteride and topical minoxidil. His photos are shown before and after 6 months of use.
Read MoreFUT Plus PRP Hair Restoration Case Study
This is a 25 year old male who underwent strip FUT for frontal hair thinning as well as serial PRP treatments over a 1 year period, oral finasteride, and oral minoxidil . Dr. Rogers performed 1-4 hair follicular units and his results are shown before and 1 year after surgery . He is excited to…
Read MoreFour Year Finasteride Hair Thickening Result
L-R – Before start finateride regime, 3 years after initiating treatment and results after 4 years This patient consulted with Dr. Rogers 4 years ago at the age of 38. He had a Norwood Hair Loss Class 4 pattern with thinning throughout the top of scalp from crown to front. Dr. Rogers prescribed finasteride 1mg…
Read MoreFabulous Hair Transformation
This patient is a 58 year old Caucasian female who had developed significant hair breakage from highlights and keratin treatments, in the context of early female pattern hair loss. She stopped the damaging treatments and started using topical minoxidil and oral finasteride 5mg daily. Two years later, you can see her amazing hair transformation!
Read MoreGreat Finasteride Results – 1 Year Follow Up
This is a 24 year old male who was initially seen for hair loss in August 2017. Dr. Rogers started him on finasteride (the active ingredient in Propecia) 1 mg daily and he was seen for follow up in July 2018. He was thrilled with what he could achieve with just medical therapy, and this…
Read MoreMedical Therapy For Hair Loss – 59 Year Old Female
This 59 year old female had been experiencing hair loss for over 10 years. Approximately 6 years ago Dr. Rodgers initiated medical therapy . She has been using a combination of topical minoxidil, oral spironolactone, and oral finasteride 5mg daily. She is very satisfied with her results.
Read MoreThe Power of Medical Therapy For Hair Loss
This was an excellent case of a 70 year old female with Ludwig Stage II female pattern hair loss. She was not interested in hair transplantation, so she after consultation with Dr. Rogers she started on topical minoxidil, oral finasteride 5mg, and oral spironolactone 50mg daily.
Read MoreWhen Hair Maintenance is not Enough
This is 62 year old gentleman began finasteride (Propecia) when it was first FDA-approved for hair loss in 1997. After 20 years the hair loss maintenance was not as effective and he developed diffuse Class V hair loss. He wanted more density but wanted the aesthetic result to be subtle and compliment his age. Dr.…
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