Balding or maturing?

[andand]

Update time!

2month on finasteride and week 5 on minoxidil - see pics below.
I started seeing the first signs of improvement three weeks ago when I grew this thin transparent hair on my temples, now it's starting to turn dark.

For those of you interested in the minoxidil beard progress, the density has already at least doubled in the 5 weeks - I might post pics later if anyone wants to see.

[BaldBearded]

It would be cool to see the beard progress!

[mattj]

Sounds like miniaturized hairs are thickening. I don't see much of a difference between photos (especially with the haircut) but I know that the difference is in the details and the camera won't necessarily pick it up. If that temple corner has filled in as much as it appears to have, then you've responded well.