39yo long time receder - Dut/Min progress. Am I right to be excited!?

[Joe_Gallagher]

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First pic Feb ‘25, second pic Sept ‘25.

I did three months fin and topical min, then in May swapped to -

0.5mg oral dut daily
2.5mg oral min daily
Dermastamp weekly
Nizoral shampoo 2-3 times weekly

I’d had some small success with fin and decided to go all in with dut and oral min. After another big shed (basically back to the first picture) I’ve recently seen even better, darker regrowth in my receding areas. I wasn’t expecting anything more than a slight improvement perhaps, but these little dark hairs are still coming through thick and fast.

If I can get to the point of a visible, noticeable hairline improvement I’ll consider it a major success. At nearly 39 and years of receding, could this be the start of a major change!?

[Henryk]

Try to keep photos with the exact same angle and lighting. It’s hard to tell but it does look like you’re getting regrowth!