21 y/o male diagnosed with chronic telogen effluvium. I'm healthy, but drink with friends. very occasionally smoke marijuana, exercise 5 days a week, eat a healthy diet, but have a slight heart issue from stress (stresses that started this whole thing). What are the chances of minoxidil working? I've read it works for some people but better for younger people. Removing the trigger is the answer but its hard to do with hair loss to worry about. having hair loss for about a year and a half.
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October 4, 2016
Answer: What are the chances minoxidil will work for me?
It is best to have a formal consultation and
evaluation with a hair restoration specialist. You may need further testing,
and it is important to have a physician track your loss as well as progress and
discuss all options available to you.
You have a norwood 3 A type loss ..no need to take propecia for years to reverse the loss.
I advise you to have a FUE operation of 3000- 3500 grafts (I mean approx. 8000-9000 hair shaft ) to cover all vertex area , create a new hair line in one session of...