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If minoxidil changes the texture/colour of existing healthy hair follicles, are the follicles now minoxidil dependent for life?

Daniel 70Jun 27, 2020
After only 7 months of use minoxidil has drastically changed the texture of my existing hair (not new growth). If I stop the minoxidil can my previous texture return? Are these follicles now minoxidil dependent for life after only 7 months?

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This is a complex situation and your story needs to be reviewed completely. Please see a dermatologist. If you have another hair issue like scarring alopecia of incognito alopecia areata the discussion is going to be very different than if you have androgenetic alopecia or telogen effluvium. You...

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Minoxidil induced hair growth always produces minoxidil dependent hairs which means that if you stop taking minoxidil, the hairs will fall out

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