Hair loss through the middle of my head 2 years on finasteride and 9 months post HT

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Hair loss through the middle of my head years after finasteride usage and a hair transplant.

I’m stressing hard about my hair.

Photos

  1. Slicked back, PRE HT
  2. Dried and bushy, PRE HT
  3. 6 months POST HT
  4. Hairline POST HT
  5. Today. Super super thin through the middle

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Bit of background.

Started taking fin and min back April 2023.

It did wonders for my hair.

Then, once my hair loss stabilised and my existing hair was nice and thick, I did a hair transplant to fill in the corners where it had receded to total baldness.

That hair transplant was 1st Sept 2024 so now 10 months ago.

I’m very happy with the results. BUT.

in the last 3-5 weeks, I’ve noticed that my hair behind my transplanted area is starting to thin hard. I’ve never seen my scalp until now. Right on the top in the middle of my head, I’m seeing significant thinning.

Could this be due to finasteride? A very late random shed ?

Someone please help, it’s destroying my mental health and it’s making worry and regret my hair transplant. It’s making me think now I should just shave everything off. After all this progress.

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you’ve got a few things going here. could just be a late shed, especially since you’re just 10 months post-transplant. full recovery can take up to a year or more. keep sticking with fin/min since you’ve seen positive results before. if stress is a part of it, try managing that too. keep an eye on the pattern and maybe give it a bit more time. buzzing short and continuing treatment is an option if it gets too frustrating.