progress pic after 4 months fin, min Progress Pictures 10/19/2023
A 38-year-old man from Poland, balding for 15 years, shared his hair regrowth progress after 4 months of using finasteride (fin), minoxidil (min), micro-needling, and infrared light treatments. He recently switched from finasteride to dutasteride.
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