I want to use Minoxidil 5% on my face in order to get more facial hair. I've heard about minoxidil destroying collagen on face. Are there any long term side effects of using minoxidil and is the collagen thing true? Thanks a lot. I'm 18 years old by the way
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Hair loss from drugs is usually NOT a yes or no phenomenon. In other words, one can not say "yes, that was the cause". Similarly, we often can"t say "no, that was not the cause"But what we can give is probabilities, meaning we can say one of 5 possibilities:The drug the patient took probably had...
After repeated plucking of hairs in a given area the hairs will not regrow as the growing follicular bulb will eventually be completely destroyed. Congratulations on not plucking for the last few months. If your compulsion to pluck returns see your primary care doctor and be referred if...
Minoxidil is FDA approved only for those with genetic hair loss. If one has good hair it should not be used. If one wishes to use for other types of hair loss besides genetic hair loss, a physician should be consulted.Minoxidil can trigger shedding. If one has rapidly progressing genetic hair...
