4 Months fin 5 months min 3m oral min results Progress Pictures 2/11/2023
A user's progress in treating their hair loss with finasteride, minoxidil and oral minoxidil, as well as microneedling. Replies to the post have encouraged the user that they are seeing regrowth from the treatments.
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