Can I use rogaine on my eyebrows? I am willing to use anything to help grow my eyebrows back.

Thank you for your question.  Latisse is FDA approved for eyelashes.  Typically the lashes appear longer in a month, thicker the next month, and darker after that.  Use in other places is considered "off-label."  There is now literature that supports eyebrow regrowth.  We have also seen that clinically in our practice.  Sometimes Minoxidil can help.  For cases with severe over plucking, a hair transplant may be an effective option.Jeffrey J. Roth, M.D., F.A.C.S.Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLas Vegas Plastic Surgery

In general topical minoxidil is not used to grow eyebrow or facial hair.  If it does help you would need to use it for the rest of your life.

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Hi there,It is important to figure out why you are losing eyebrow hair in the first place. Please visit a dermatologist and he or she can help you figure out the reason - most commonly, over-plucking (trauma) and hormonal issues (thyroid) can affect eyebrow growth.If everything is normal, then you can consider topical minoxidil or Latisse applied only to the eyebrow once daily. Latisse is great because it can actually darken your skin color where you apply it.A more involved approach would be to receive a hair transplant. The downside is that the transplanted hair will continue to grow and would need to be trimmed regularly.I hope this helps!

Rogaine (minoxidil) is a good choice for the treatment of hair loss of the eyebrows. I would select the lotion, as mentioned above my Dr. Donovan, rather than a liquid or foam for this area, so as to ensure that the product stays put in the desired area. I would also recommend the use of Latisse for this indication. This may cause some minor pigmentation in the treated area.Finally, hair transplant is a final option if medical treatments are ineffective. 

Minoxidil as well as Latisse can sometimes be used for eyebrow enhancement. It seems to work with those with thin eyebrowsA recent study in the Journal of Dermatology (see below) showed that minoxidil does help improve eyebrow density.Lee S et al. Minoxidil 2% lotion
for eyebrow enhancement: a randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, spilt-face comparative study. J Dermatol 2014
Feb;41(2):149-52.

Before we get to a treatment, we need to figure out why you don't have eyebrows!Rogaine is possibly a treatment.  If the hair has been missing for a long time or was never present, then a FUE hair transplantation could be helpful.Can you post some pictures and a little more history?

Yes minoxidil 5% can be used on eyebrows. Since it promotes blood flow many times people see regrowth in their eyebrows. Latisse is another product that helps with eyebrow regrowth.

The first thing I would do is determine the reason.  Is it hereditary, a thyroid disorder (generally in the lateral 1/3 of the eyebrow).  Once underlying causes are ruled out, I would move on to treatment.  One can use minoxidil lotion or Latisse.  As in the eye, Latisse can cause some brown pigmentation, but if you have dark eyebrows, this can actually help them appear thicker.  Another possibility is eyebrow transplantation.  Best wishes.