I have been using finasteride for over a year. I'm not sure that more hairs have grown or that the ones I have have gotten thicker, possibly a little of the two, but my head does look fuller. However I had hoped that the little hairs that had appeared in the first 6 months of treatment would grow into full hairs, but instead they have now all disappeared. I have also tried minoxidil 7%, but have found that it has no effect.