Blowing smoke up peoples asses doesn’t do them any favors. If you don’t tell him how it is, he’ll delay treatment even longer and he, like most around here, will be left wishing they had acted sooner.
He has been sending me personal messages. He literally just sent me pictures of his hair today. It looks better than what is in this thread. He does definitely still have diffuse thinning. But not nearly as bad as the pictures he posted here any more. He is trying hard to get as much advice from doctors and dermatologists, already having been to several.
The problem is that in his country, cosmetic treatment is not of big concern as more developed countries. Religious views are also very strong in the country his from where many people and doctors that he has been to are of the belief that you should not fight against how God created you. Obviously bullshit mindsets the young lad has to take on.
I am trying to help him behind the scenes on getting information and starting treatment. He had doctors in the family and they + him have said not to use Finasteride because they know of the side effects of blocking DHT. Very interesting once again, yet another child/sibling of a doctor refusing to allow their loved ones to start dangerous treatments like Finasteride.