Hair is thining on sides a little and I think I'm receeding in the corners of my temples. Actually, I know I am. Not too bad yet but I dont want to see it get worst.

I know minoxidil isnt effective for frontal/receeding baldness right? What about propecia?

Propecia is generally not effective at regrowing hair on the frontal hairline. However, it can strengthen hair that is starting to miniturize (starting to bald). So the hair can come back thicker and healthier and not fall out.
Don't count on regrowth. But it is worth a shot. Keeping what you have can be a really great thing, you know.

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I've been on propecia for a little over 4 months, and prior to that, for the past year or so, I noticed unusual amounts of hair on my comb on a consistent basis. That seemed to have subsided after about 2 months of use of Propecia, so for me, it appears to have slowed, possibly halted, the hairloss in the frontal region. Hairloss is cyclical also, so it's kind of early to tell, but that's my results to date. Had I started using it, say 4 years ago, I probably could have avoided or delayed having a procedure.

Both medications can work anywhere you have follicle miniaturization. They may perform "better" for some guys in the crown than they do in the front, but that doesn't mean they can't work in the front for some. It depends on the guy.

The most effective use is as preventative medicine. Regrowing lost hair is harder than saving what you've got, no matter where it is.

Even if medication can't regrow your temples, you should be using it to slow or stop the progression. As far as regrowth, all you can do is cross your fingers and try...

No. Proscar is NOT effective in treating frontal hairlines.

Matthew

I have to disagree with your blanket statement. As others have said, it really depends on the person. For some it works, and for others it does not. I have been on Proscar/Propecia for 3.5 years now and I know it has saved a lot of my hair. How can I know this for certain? Because I have an identical twin brother who is not on any medications and while I have a fairly full Norwood 3 pattern with fair density in the front middle area, my brother is completely shiny bald all the way back to the top of his head.

Proscar and Rogaine can both work for frontal areas. You just have to give it a try and see if it works for you.

I have been taking proscar for 5 months and it
has re-grown hair on my hairline, particularly in the frontal tuft.

Proscar can and does work for frontal hair loss - at least for me anyway.

I posted a before and after photo in the Drugs forum here, of a guy who went to NHI for a transplant. He had never tried Propecia. They told him to come back after he had been on Propecia for a while. The guy had amazing results, including in the hairline, and did not need a transplant.

Again, anywhere that miniaturization occurs, Propecia "can" work. It may work better or more often in crown (?) but that doesn't mean it can't work in the hairline too.

So is this ping-pong match still going on? I went to talk to Dr. Sharon Keene of Tucson and she told me that I should try the Proscar whether I get the procedure or not. First try it of course so that I can forego the procedure if it does a good job.
I asked her about the claims about not regrowing hair in the frontal hairline area. Basically I told her about how I asked UpJohn to explain their disclaimer that Rogaine is not verified to grow hair anywhere but the crown.

Dr. Keene said that Rogaine will work anywhere at regrowing the hair and that it doesn't matter. Also I believe she used the same argument for Proscar. I have to still verify this. The main criteria is if there are still hairs present. I myself still have hair there but it is miniaturized.

I am still wary of the side effects of Proscar(propecia) so I have to see if I feel comfortable with using. But since Dr. Keene has been doing these operations for years, I figure she has some credibility on how a drug would work. Of course we are not all alike.

Anyone have more testimonials on their experience with Finasteride??

AZDIZ

And this would also be the case for Proscar correct? Propecia and Proscar are the same exact thing, just one is a lower dosage and the other is broken up into lower dosages?

For example, if this guy had taken lets say Proscar instead of Propecia, his results would have been the same correct?