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Can you see any difference?

Oral Min 1.25mg ED

Oral Fin 1mg ED

I only skipped through the data and noticed these things, maybe someone else has time to go through the whole thing properly:

- Dutasteride 2.5mg seems to be significantly more effective at vertex regrowth compared to finasteride and lower Dutasteride dosages?

- Finasteride vertex regrowth reduced siginificantly after 36 weeks compared to Dutasteride?

- Vertex of Caucasian males responds better to Finasteride than Dutasteride?

https://www.pmda.go.jp/files/000245812.pdf

Is this pretty good progress for 4 months?
On oral fin and minoxidil spray.
I was doing the dermatology Rolla once a week for the first 2 months but started to really hurt and scab

It’s not to where I want it to be but so far it’s better than having no hair the last couple of pictures are the most recent ones

Allegedly, he had ONE hair transplant (4700 grafts).

The last four pics are six months after his HT (founded on his IG page).

I didn't found the answer to the question - does he use fin/dut/min?

What do you guys think - is this kind of result possible with only one HT with or without meds?

Topical Minoxidil for 10 years, oral Finasteride 1 year, but moved to 0.5mg Dutasteride 3x a week and 5mg Oral Minoxidil daily 6 months ago. Seems like zero progress at all… 😢 Anything else I could do?

Update to my 5 month post:

Left is December '25. Right is end of June '26.

Still 1mg daily Fin, nothing else. 37M. I don't fee like I had any shedding above baseline.

I'll be happy to update when hair is as long as the photo on the left

Hi everyone,

I've been getting a lot of DMs about the steps I've utilized during my hairloss journey and the tests I've done to finally get the results I've gotten today.

So once again in this post, I'm going to share my step by step process with respect to how I combated this issue:-

1. Acceptance - Around July 2023, I cut my hair super short, and this came as a shock to everyone since I mostly kept long hair. However, this time when I cut my hair short, my family noticed that there was a slight recession in texture, and while they did address this to me, I brushed it off saying it maybe just the lighting, and that was the first biggest mistake I made.

2. Crazy Push - Around April 2024 as added in the pictures, it was evidently clear that I was going through hair loss. I immediately visited a doctor and visited the dermatologist, he reckoned me to get on Oral Minoxidil initially of 1.25 mg (I can't recollect the brand name). While I did notice some progress post taking it, the progress was barely minimal and it wasn't what I was expecting. Then in June/July 2024, I visited him again and then he put me on 2.5 mg Oral Minoxidil from Lonitab along with Finastride 1 Mg.

3. Basic hair hygiene - While meds started to show their results, I knew for a fact that I was also suffering from scalp conditions like folliculitis (started after I started taking topical minoxidil and my scalp turned out to be very sensitive to alcohol so it screwed things up), I got on shower gel creams of Benozyl Peroxide and Ketokonazol shampoo (attaching the pictures of them, though I don't have the picture of the keto shampoo I used as I recently disposed it off). I applied these 2 daily while taking bath diligently and this helped me tackle all the bacteria and sebum production which was excess.

4. Hormonal / Vitamin and Nutrient tests - I got on Dutastride post visiting my doctor around the December 2025 (I uploaded the picture of Dutastride by Cipla which I'm taking recently since the past week, but prior to this I used to take Dutastride by Dr. Reddy's), 5 months after being on fin and oral minoxidil (I dropped down fin then), and did a serum DHT test 2 months post taking it. The results were in 800s and I was upset. But recently when I did the test in June 2026, the results were in 100s. The Serum DHT literally dropped by 700 decimals which was a big achievement to me, thanks to dutastride. I processed with a Vitamin B12 test, Vitamin D3 test, Vitamin C all of which came normal as well. The supplements I used for these were mostly from Naturaltein and proper home cooked food, and for Vitamin D3 I have been consistent since the past 2 months with the 60k IU shots (it's a small bottle with syrup).

5. Side effects- Absolutely none. I faced 0 sexual side effects. I do face palpitations when I'm running extremely fast but hey, almost everyone gets this and even the folks who are not on oral minoxidil. I don't face palpitations generally otherwise.

6. Workout and eating healthy - I stopped consuming sugar completely since the past 2 months and I've started proper weight training and supplemented it with proper healthy high protein food (easily over 100 grams protein daily). All of this, in combination with the lifestyle changes I've adopted, have 5× my progress journey.

I'm attaching the pictures of my medicines, the shampoo and benozyl peroxide cream. I'm also attaching the DHT test results of 2025 and 2026 for reference. Hope this helps!

Please note that everyone's underlying cause for hairloss is different. Mine was DHT, while for others it may simply be nutritional and vitamin deficiency.

I also wanted to share something weird in my hair loss journey. One of the reason for me to delay working out or weight training was because I was of the misconception that if I cannot handle my Testosterone, it will get converted into DHT and completely botch my hairline as my scalp is DHT sensitive.

In reality, the opposite happened post working out, not only did my testosterone increase by a few decimals, but also my hair loss got better due to a healthy lifestyle which came as a result of working out.

Age - 27

Height - 6'1.5

Weight - 97 kgs

I haven't made an update in a long time. I decided to let my hair grow out a bit so here is an update. In the left picture my hair has been growing out for 20 days after a full shave.

The picture is also taken under harsh light so you can see the honest results. Without direct light it looks quite better!

My protocol:

On November 13 I started Fin 1mg daily and Min topical twice daily and Microneedling with 0.5mm twice weekly and ketonozacole twice weekly. 

On January 3 I switched from fin to dut 0.5mg daily. I stopped Microneedling around March because it was quite a hassle.

Day 1 post-op, Dr Ratchathorn (Absolute, Bangkok) (23 year old male) honest opinions wanted on corner symmetry + 45 vs 50 FU/cm2

Just had 2,850 grafts FUE with Dr Ratchathorn hairline rebuild, closed corners, temple point work. Want to say upfront: the whole experience has been excellent, the design is great, and Dr Ratchathorn has been incredibly accommodating. Not criticising the clinic at all i just want honest outside eyes on two things, because this was funded by an inheritance and realistically it's a one-time thing for me.

Right corner sits slightly higher than the left. She agreed it's a little high (swelling from the tumescent injection affected placement) and has offered a free touch-up at day 8 before I fly home to even it up. My question: from the photos, is the current asymmetry within natural variance, or would you take the touch-up? I know real hairlines aren't symmetrical I just don't want to regret leaving it as this is kinda it for me

2. Density she wanted 45cm² I wanted 50 in regards to the dentist part. We discussed and we agreed 50 FU/cm2 at consult, she went 45. Her reasoning was my age (23). But I'm on dutasteride and oral minoxidil long-term and had explained that, so I wish it had been discussed mid-surgery rather than after. She said my donor density is average but with lots of multi-hair follicles. I'm unsure if it's normal process to show the patient but she showed me photos of 4–6 hair on some follicles and seemed optimistic about my doner and she seemed genuinely pleased about it. Photos attached including close-ups of implanted grafts vs my shaved native hair behind. Does the packing look like it'll match my native density, especially under harsh gym lighting? That's where I'll be most.

For context on graft count: I pushed for a more youthful (but realistic) hairline and reinforced temple points, so the higher usage was my request and I knew going in. Being 23 I don't want to waste my years with a poor hairline. I'm also on dut and happy to increase dosage. Meds also did a lot for me.

And yes I've been on meds for years dut and oral min now. I'll attach a photo of my hair at 19 before meds for context at the very end of the post to compare to pre op.

thoughts on these pucd

My other temple never really receded which was a bit strange, but I digress.

My bad temple, one year on fin and min hoping to hold on for at least 5 years.

Hey Guys,

30M here. Figured I would share an update as a Diffuse Thinner who started losing his hair at 20.

I started taking finasteride at 23 after the thinning became very noticeable. While taking finasteride, I began shaving my head because I liked the look and had a negative experience with itchiness from using toppik and dermmatch. This went on until I was 25 years old when I discovered that Caboki only uses all-natural hair fibers that did not itch my scalp. I then switched to short hairstyles reinforced by caboki.

Short hair is the only look I can maintain that looks attractive. I just apply caboki and the thinning is far less noticeable. My despair evaporated the second I discovered the product. People treat me way better and I feel more confident in my daily life.

At 26 years old, I actually switched to dutasteride and have been using it ever since. Overall, I would say that dutasteride recovered my crown area while giving me minor gains at the front and midscalp.

Here are a list of all the treatments I have tried in the last 10 years:

- nizoral shampoo: did nothing

- minoxidil: did nothing

- microneedling: did nothing

- oral minoxidil: thickened my eyebrows and gave me heart flutters so i quit

- finasteride: prevented further loss

- dustasteride: made gains in the crown area

- toppik: too itchy

- dermmatch: the colors were off

- caboki: works perfectly to hide loss

My current routine is to take dustasteride 3 to 5 days per week and apply caboki each morning. Then get a haircut once per month. I have been doing this routine for 4 years and will continue for the forseeable future.

A photo of my scalp has been included here as an example of my hair situation as well (without hair fibers applied).