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Does minoxidil make new Hair growth from a follicle that has only 1 or 2 hairs?

SVINU86Apr 30, 2017
I was told that a single follicle can have up-to 3 hairs and during balding these follicle will come to a stage where in they have only one hair and then no hair. Does Using minoxidil reverse this even at a late stage?

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