Hi . I took finasteride for 3 years without any results and my hair loss continued . After 3 years I took minox 2.5 mg, I saw my hair thicken slightly but not for long. 1 year later I started duta and minox 5mg. in 4-5 months I had very good results, almost all my hair has grown back. I want to stop duta because I have more side effects . But don’t know if the results are due to minox or duta.

I can’t give advice on this thread, but you point out the need for an expert hair doctor to work with you on managing you, your medications, and dealing with your side effects.  Some side effects may have long-term ramifications. 

You are going too low, trying to restore your juvenile hairline which is concave. Confine it to the upper area above the dotted line shown in the photo as that is where your mature hairline belongs. I am estimating where your mature hairline belongs. I doubt the sides will grow back but if they do, please write to me and prove me wrong.

I’ve been on Finasteride for years. It’s been great at maintaining hair but got zero regrowth from it. I added minoxidil and only saw minimal regrowth.  Then eventually, I decided to try micro needling with a derma pen. It’s been only few months but I think i’m seeing regrowth. However, the hair strands are thin and not as thick as the rest of my native hair so I’ve been using hair fibers to equalize the density which makes my hair look 100% natural and already getting comments on how my hair is looking “healthier”.  Now although the hair fibers are doing the trick, I don’t want to rely on them forever. So my question is, does the hair gained from micro needling get thicker eventually?

To maximize the controlled insult with microneedling, you should use a Dr. Pan device with the most needles and a depth of 1.25mm. Each area must be held over the targeted balding area for at least 10 seconds to produce the insult needed to maximize the wound healing and hair growth. The problem with the dermaroller is that you may not be delivering enough of a wound to get the best results possible.

Amazing result in the frontal area which is highly unusual with just finasteride use for one year

This young man’s hairline almost comes down to his eyebrows.  This is highly unusual, but he must be very young (under 16 I would guess).  He can expect this low hairline to go away as he gets older.

 

This man lost hair to the side and around his forelock, a very common pattern for hair loss.  The forelocks have a different genetic code and often hold as the hair around it is lost as in this man.  The combined finasteride and minoxidil seems to restore the hair around the forelock.