Exactly 1 year apart. Wet hair combed forward and same lighting. Dut + Oral Min Progress Pictures 11/8/2023
The post discusses a user's hair loss treatment journey over a year, using finasteride, dutasteride (dut), and oral minoxidil (min). The user found finasteride ineffective, switched to dutasteride and oral minoxidil, and noticed improvements, but couldn't determine which of the latter two treatments was most effective.
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