Guys, for what’s its worth, dermarolling alone will do little to nothing in terms of regrowing or even maintaining your hair without an androgen blocker and also minoxidil. I know this from personal experience.
Having been on Finasteride and using Minoxidil for many years, I incorporated dermarolling about 2 years ago and I did see cosmetic benefit, specific results in my hairline that I never saw while being on both just Finasteride and Minoxidil.
However, I decided to jump off Finasteride for personal reasons about a year ago, but maintained my weekly dermarolling sessions with Minoxidil being applied immediately after during this time. Did this for almost a year. The result? I have never seen my hair take such a nose dive in terms of severe loss and thinning in that past 11 months. From the crown to my temples, I was literally heading towards NW5!
Dermarolling and Minoxidil alone in my personal case couldn’t even maintain the state of my hair before I dropped Finasteride.
I have since recently started back up on Finasteride and I’m already seeing my hair slowly start to thicken up and I’m praying I can get back to baseline before I dropped it.
My two cents, unless you are blocking the major source of hair-loss, which is DHT, it doesn’t matter if you put a lawn mower on your head, you won’t see any major cosmetic benefit or results that can be sustained long-term. Period.