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I used Minoxidil for one month. Will the hair I lost from minoxidil grow back? Is this a normal shedding from minoxidil? (Photo)

Martens1Jan 19, 2017
The photo is from 5 minutes rubbing my head. Before minoxidil i had no hair loss. I have MPB but very very slowly. I had to stop using minoxidil because of burning scalp, and high pulse. Will the hair I lost grow back? Will iy grow back thinner then it was before minoxidil usage? Because if I understand MPB your hair grows back thinner if you shed. Minoxidil shed is like a normal shed so it will grow back thinner I think? So minoxidil can make you bald faster if you stop using it?

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Dr. Craig L. Ziering, DO
Board Certified Hair Restoration Surgeon
Answered on Feb 17, 2017
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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
Certified Dermatologist
Answered on Jan 21, 2017
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
Hair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
Answered on Oct 6, 2018
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