Month: January 2023

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Minoxidil producing hair elsewhere

Recently, i have to start shaving my mustache once every 3 days since the growth is much more noticeable and i have started growing a visible soul patch??? I don’t have a speck of hair for a beard and under my lips, so a soul patch is so off-putting when i saw it in the mirror. Also, i only apply the min on my scalp so its weird seeing growth on places other than the top of my head. I will just take these changes as a good sign!

It means that you are absorbing enough minoxidil in your body though the skin to produce hair elsewhere. When women use it and this happens, they get facial hair and body hair as well. maybe you are using too high a concentration of minoxidil?

 


2021-09-19 20:53:20Minoxidil producing hair elsewhere

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Minoxidil On My Temples Causes Hair to Grow, But It Accelerates My Hairline Loss!

Dear Doctor,
Whenever I use Minoxidil on my temples (I’m 27 years old and a NW3) I see some small hairs on bald areas but it accelerates the thinning of my hairlines middle which currently is turned to a V shape. The longest I have used Minox on temples was 6 months in which time I had quite a few hairs on previous bald areas but thinned considerably the middle sections. Now after some months of not using Minox I have started using it for 1.5 month and again am seeing the same results which means shedding of the middle section and small hairs on temples.

What should I do? should I continue and ride the shedding or stop cause i dont think the shedded hairs are going to grow back?

I really appreciate your Opinion on this. Many Thanks In advance.

Minoxidil topical (Rogaine) does help regrow hairs on the top and crown areas of your head (it is not generally used for the frontal and middle hairline). Minoxidil takes anywhere from 6-12 months to notice change, so your results are not typical. The only way you could tell progress (positive or negative) would have been with good before photos, miniaturization mapping, and bulk documentation.

See a dermatologist. Some people experience short term shedding from minoxidil, but I can’t explain why it’s causing quick regrowth at your temples while simultaneously making the middle of your hairline thin.


2013-02-01 16:19:59Minoxidil On My Temples Causes Hair to Grow, But It Accelerates My Hairline Loss!

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Minoxidil on Eyebrows?

Hello Dr,
I used to have very thick eyebrows and due to over plucking for many years, one of them is incredibly sparse. I heard that using minoxidil daily will help to make them look fuller. My question is, are there any potential side effects? I have read online that using minoxidil can cause permanent hair on your forehead and face and other ghastly things, are these true? Also, if the treatment does work, will I have to continue using it forever? And is there a chance it will cause me to lose the hairs I currently have as well? Thank you for your time, it is greatly appreciated!

If you plucked your eyebrows and they are sparse, the hair missing from the overplucking probably will not return. Hair transplants work well to fill in the missing hair in the eyebrows.

Minoxidil will probably not help grow new hair at the eyebrows, but I suppose you can give it a shot. If it works, you will have to use it forever. Side effects would be the standard minoxidil risks found here.

There are other treatments available that may also be worth a shot, like a transparent gel with fibers to give the illusion of fullness, Latisse (the eyelash medication), and an eyebrow conditioner that may or may not do what it claims. Check out the write up at NY Times — After Overplucking, It’s Time to Call the Professionals.


2010-09-01 17:29:13Minoxidil on Eyebrows?

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minoxidil non-responders

If you’re a nonresponder to topical minoxidil, are you just clogging your follicles by applying it?

Your focus should be on switching to oral minoxidil as 40% of men are nonresponders to topical minoxidil. Clogging your follicles doesn’t happen.

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Minoxidil Making My Pores Larger and Eyes Red?

Dr Rassman, I have been using minoxidil 2% for 12 months and have found it quite effective on my crown. But in the last 3 months its having a strange effect on my eyes making them red and my facial skin is looking more grainy with larger pores. I have read other reports of this but of course they may be incorrect so a professional opinion would be appreciated. Thanks

Assuming that you do not apply the minoxidil to your face or get it in your eyes, I do not know what is the cause of your problem. It may not be related at all, or perhaps you are having a systemic reaction to the drug. I would follow up with your physician.

I have not heard of minoxdil making pores larger and eyes red, though I did get an email that I posted about a year ago from a reader that claimed the medication was giving him black rings under his eyes.


2010-03-26 14:30:18Minoxidil Making My Pores Larger and Eyes Red?

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Minoxidil made my hair wavy

Wavy hair gives more coverage value than straight hairs, so minoxidil had a positive impact on your overall thickness and appearance. This man used minoxidil for only 6 months and saw the changes in hair character in that short time-frame. Minoxidil likely thickened the hair shafts to induce this change

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Minoxidil Made Me Bald in Under 2 Months

Dr Rassman,
minoxidil is the worst product ever in the world. I started using it 1 and half month ago and then my hair loss reached a shocking amount .I quit minoxidil 15 days ago. My hair loss reduced but still there is some shedding. Now I am look like really bald. I am really worried about it. My social life also is affected. I dont wanna go outside or do something with people. I am really depressed. At the same time I am using propecia but as I said I am bald right now.

My questions are, will my lost hairs be replaced? If it will,how long it will take? I am 20 years old and my hair is really important to me. please help me.

Hair is really important to a lot of men, so you’re not alone. I am sorry you are experiencing hair loss. Unfortunately, hair loss is mainly due to genetic causes and many men in their late teens or 20s will go through what you are going through.

There have been cases of initial shedding from minoxidil use, but this is usually temporary. I can’t say for sure how long it’ll persist or if those shed hairs will regrow. I do not know anything about you (e.g. age and family history). Please follow up with the doctor who prescribed you Propecia and discuss further options.