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

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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?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Minoxidil does not multiply existing hairs. Minoxidil may give you fine thin hair growth.  It is not a cure for genetic balding.

David Perez-Meza, MD, FISHRS · Answer

No, Minoxidil won't grow new hair, if it works in your case Minoxidil will regrowth miniaturized (short and thin) existing hairs. If the follicular unit contains one miniaturized hair then Minoxidil may regrowth that hair, if it is 2-hair follicular unit  it will grow 2 hairs only, etc. So, in summary Minoxidil doesn't grow new hairs.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Minoxidil grows new hair but does not add a hair to existing hair follicles that I know of. Nobody knows for sure

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