3 month Update 1mg Fin and monoxidl Progress Pictures 7/15/2026
The user shared a 3-month update on using 1 mg finasteride daily, minoxidil foam twice daily, derma stamping weekly, and ketoconazole shampoo twice weekly for hair loss. They are considering adding tretinoin cream and mentioned a possible future hair transplant.
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5 / 5 resultscommunity 2nd Edit: 33m. One year on 5%Min + 0.5% Tret
A 33-year-old man shares his one-year progress using 5% Minoxidil and 0.5% Tretinoin cream, along with derma stamping and specific shampoos, to combat hair thinning and promote hair growth. He avoids using finasteride or dutasteride, despite suggestions from others to try them for long-term maintenance.
community Started balding at 16-17 but finally @21 got almost all of it back plus more and I think it made my forehead smaller
The user regained hair and reduced forehead size using a routine of 1mg finasteride, 5mg minoxidil, topical minoxidil twice daily, tretinoin before minoxidil, derma stamping weekly, red light therapy daily, and ketoconazole shampoo thrice weekly. They experienced initial side effects with finasteride but adjusted the dosage over time.
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Significant hair regrowth was achieved using a topical combination of 0.3% finasteride and 6% minoxidil, with weekly dermastamping and ketoconazole shampoo, without side effects. Others suggested additional treatments like red light therapy and PRP.
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