Progress pictures since starting oral minoxidil and dutasteride Progress Pictures 7/5/2025
The user has been using 2.5 mg oral minoxidil and 0.5 mg dutasteride after 14 months on finasteride with no significant regrowth observed. They are considering increasing the dutasteride dosage and adding topical minoxidil with tretinoin to potentially improve hair growth.
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