How to keep hair after rogaine use

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I am a female and I use Rogaine 5% foam for alopecia and my hair is starting to grow but I read if I stop using rogaine that my hair will fall out, How do I retain the growth if I stop using the rogain. I use a does in the morning and at night. also will rogain grow hair on the top and back of the head because only the hairline is growing. Thanks

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

I suggest never stopping the rogaine and starting other treatments to enhance the results.  Please see a hair loss expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD · Answer

If you get benefit from minoxidil so you have to go on with that medication to keep the current hair status.If you quit to use it, hair loss starts again.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Alopecia just means hair loss and there are over 100 types of alopecia. For female thinning (female androgenetic alopecia), that is correct, you need to use continuously to maintain any benefits. If you stop you will lose benefits UNLESS you switch to another treatments which also helps you. Speak to a hair specialist about these options. For female androgenetic alopecia, options include spironolactone, low level laser and platelet rich plasma. For other alopecias, the same rules with Rogaine don't quite apply in the same way. For example, if one is using Rogaine for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease causing hair loss, a patient uses Rogaine until the hair regrows and then stops.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Unfortunately, the new hairs you grow from minoxidil are dependent upon the drug and when you stop it, these hairs will almost always fall away

How to keep hair after rogaine use

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