Can I use minoxidil if my family has no one with hair loss history?

Hello Dear Patient,
You can use minoxidil 5%. Once you begin you need to use long term. It is important that use it long term.

You can consider medications to help treat the hair loss you are experiencing. If you are wanting an alternative option you can consider the most up to date hair transplant option. You may be a candidate for SmartGraft. This hair loss treatment transfers individual grafts from the donor site to the areas needed. It is performed under local anesthetic with minimal down time. Most patients report little to no pain. There are no incisions, no stitches, and no linear scar. Some results can be seen immediately with full results after nine months. See a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more about this exciting treatment.

yes you can start all hair loss products anytime early as prevention. start theradome now and in office PRP/acell.
You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hairless its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious causes of hair loss. In general most people with early hair loss have telogen (stress related) and/or androgenetic (normal aging) and both can be treated with in office treatments like steroid injections, PRP/acell, Exosomes and at home treatments like oral medications, oral vitamins like Viviscal, topical exfoliating sprays like Restorsea, and weekly growth factors like anteagemd. See an expert for an evaluation. If hair loss is significant it may requires hair transplant (follicular unit translation).