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If I stop using Rogaine for 5 days will it harm the advances I've made?

kcspickerNov 20, 2017
Sorry no photos i started using Rogaine after I had breast implants removed and was just losing so much hair plus maybe stress from our move from Los Angeles to Hamburg Germany caused the hair loss. Please help! 

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Dr. Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD
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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
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