People here who stopped micronedling/dermaroller, what happened? Microneedling 4/1/2025
Some users maintained hair gains after stopping microneedling while continuing minoxidil and finasteride, while others saw no improvement or experienced hair breakage. One user switched to oral minoxidil and continued finasteride and dutasteride after seeing no results from microneedling.
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