Should I Try Dermarolling + minoxidil Before finasteride?

[donsf448]

I've seen a couple forums here about the efficacy of dermarolling + minoxidil. I'm currently 27, about a Norwood 2 hairline. I got a prescription for finasteride but I at least thought I'd give dermarolling + rogaine a shot for 12 weeks before starting finasteride. Have people actually had success with dermarolling? That 12-week study looked interesting but honestly its probably too short.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746236/

Why wouldn't everyone just be micro-needling if that solution worked by itself?

 

[SmoothSailing]

If you are definitely going to start finasteride at some stage then you are better to start taking it now.

Minoxidil gives you a boost if you respond but doesn't halt your balding.

Not knowledgeable on micro-needling but I believe, like minoxidil, it's mainly for regrowth and not halting the balding process.