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I want to ask a doctor if it's useful to use the Minoxidil like Rogaine or Equate?

zezo99Oct 21, 2015
for my thinning hair because Im losing hair in the front and the crown ? please help im getting crazy about it

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Dr. Jae Pak, MD
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