finasteride Archives - Sara Wasserbauer MD

Exclusive PRP/PPP update: Data from our patients

Patients ask all the time: What should be the expected improvement from a PRP treatment? Is there anything else that might work to help my hair?

Medications for hair loss are not indicated for everyone. Each patient is different, and for some patients, finasteride is simply not their first choice or their only option. But for those who interested in using drugs like finasteride to keep their hair, this study should provide a welcome sigh of relief.

A Young Man’s Guide to Hair Loss

By Sara Wasserbauer, MD I see a lot of patients for hair loss – over ten thousand at last count – and I am surprised how everything that is old becomes new again. Young men in particular are confused by the choices for restoring their hair that are hawked on the Internet. I was asked…

The Safety of Finasteride for a Fetus: Separating the Online Myths from the Proven Record

A few years ago I had a patient see me about his hair loss with his wife in consultation. They both wanted him to have more hair, and since his hair loss was early, we started him on finasteride (Also known as Propecia) and minoxidil (Also known as Rogaine) with excellent results. He regrew all…

The Battle of the Hairy Century! Finasteride vs. Dutasteride

In a study performed on 416 men experiencing male pattern baldness Finasteride (Propecia) and Dutasteride (Proscar) were compared. Below are Dr. Wasserbauers’ comments and results of the 24 week study. The Battle of the Hairy Century! Finasteride vs. Dutasteride Who will win? By Sara Wasserbauer, M.D. Finally, a head-to-head study of the 5 alpha reductase…