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Q:

I just had a few questions following the consultation,

As you said I have slightly more miniaturization in the crown than the donor area, but still in normal range, what would cause me to have more in one area than another other than MBP, is that normal for non MPB scalps?

• Could finasteride worsen the hairline due to the rise of testosterone, or is that irrelevant?
• Are there any safe and minor treatments to slow the progress of maturation or reverse it that you would recommend at this stage?

A:
I will be sending you a letter with all information that we discussed during our consultation at US Hair Restoration Beverly Hills Office.  You may have very initial signs of MPB, but the numbers for miniaturized hairs are not far from high normal.  Let us wait and see your progress before putting you on hair loss medication finasteride.  Early stages of male patterned hair loss may not always be obvious enough in our scalp microscopic evaluation to be differentiated from having upper normal levels of miniaturization.  Propecia (finasteride) is a great hair loss medication to prevent balding, but I know many people who went on it without the proper documentation of their miniaturization.  These hair loss patients may have to take it for the rest of their lives without knowing that they have really needed it to start with.

The main cause of hair loss is DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) and not testosterone, so finasteride can not deteriorate your hair loss or hairline maturation changes. Maturation of hairline is a natural phenomenon and should not be mistaken with balding.  We do not want to stop it.  I do not recommend any medications to stop the maturation of hairline either.

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