What's better:Min2x a day or min + tret 1x a day????? Treatment 6/30/2025
A 23-year-old male with early stage 4 hair loss is using a treatment routine that includes minoxidil 5% with tretinoin once daily, finasteride 1mg every other day, 2.5mg oral minoxidil every other day, and derma rolling twice a week. The discussion is about whether using minoxidil twice a day is better than combining it with tretinoin once a day.
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