Is My Case Dupa Or Dpa? (with Pics)

[cerealguy]

This is killing me... I hope it's DPA because I read horror stories from people not recovering from DUPA.

Been taking Finasteride & Minoxidil for a week now.

Here's the pictures. Hoping someone could help me here and if the medication can potentially help me regrowing my lost hair...

 

[Georgie]

Like looks a lot like female Androgenetic Alopecia to be honest. Diffuse thinning with emphasis on the tonsure, maintaining frontal hairline.

 

[bluecyclone]

Similar pattern here. I’ve noticed the same back of neck thinning. Is that something specific to DUPA?

 

[Stigabe]

Looks like retrograde alopecia to me.

 

[bluecyclone]

Can someone explain retrograde?

 

[Stigabe]

Can someone explain retrograde?

It is new to me too but i think it is a recession on hair around your ears,on your nape and on your front sides (temples).Thats like the worst case of alopecia because you are bad candidate for hair transplant...

 

[cerealguy]

So it's the worst case scenario for me?

I'm going to get so depressed if that's the case. Just staryed with thw big 3 and this really kills my motivation...

 

[Georgie]

Similar pattern here. I’ve noticed the same back of neck thinning. Is that something specific to DUPA?

Just thinning or miniturisation and recession? I have it all the way around my head plus diffuse thinning all over my scalp, particularly the tonsure and hairline.

 

[Georgie]

It is new to me too but i think it is a recession on hair around your ears,on your nape and on your front sides (temples).Thats like the worst case of alopecia because you are bad candidate for hair transplant...

Yep and basically nothing works to solve it. It’s awesome.

 

[cerealguy]

Yep and basically nothing works to solve it. It’s awesome.

Oh lord, should I waste money in finasteride + minoxidil?

Apparently people is telling that this has no fix, which already is killing me inside.

 

[Georgie]

Oh lord, should I waste money in finasteride + minoxidil?

Apparently people is telling that this has no fix, which already is killing me inside.

You don’t know what you have or certain. I would at least start with minoxidil

 

[JeanLucBB]

Looks like female pattern and retrograde too. I would still opt for finasteride.

 

[Pray The Bald Away]

Looks similar to what I have but a little worse. I take finasteride but I can't really tell if the thinning has progressed in the last 4 years. I'm deathly afraid of the possibility that I might have DUPA. Good luck man; I hope it all works out well.

 

[BaldBearded]

Oh lord, should I waste money in finasteride + minoxidil?

Apparently people is telling that this has no fix, which already is killing me inside.

How about going to a doctor, getting blood tests, and an actual diagnosis instead of getting diagnosed by the WWW?