Hi doc, sorry for bothering you but would be thankful for a reply. Do you think there is any credence to the theory that minoxidil causes premature signs of aging in the face?
There is no evidence from various research studies to suggest that minoxidil impacts collagen anywhere in the body, including the face.
hi, i have been using proscar and minoxidil 7% for over 4yrs. while the results have been satisfactory, i have been told that there is no such thing as minoxidol 7%, and i should just use the 5%. I would like to know if i am getting scammed by paying $250 a bottle for 100mls of minoxidil 7%. and should i just go to my pharmacy and buy minoxdil 5% which is so much cheaper? by the way my bottle claims to have retinoic acid 0.01% which is suppose to make a difference. One other thing i was considering having surgery done on the front hairline, as there doesn’t seem to be any other solution. thank you for your insight. i am also 28yrs old male. thank you
I do not know of a minoxidil 7% solution that is commercially sold, but it may be privately labeled. I am more familiar with the standard minoxidil 5% solution. This does not mean the 7% solution does not exist. Moreover, a stronger concentration (such as the 7%) does not necessarily mean you will have more benefit and grow more hair. Higher and higher doses may produce negative side effect such as dizziness, fatigue, and dangerously low blood pressure as your body absorbs more of it into the blood stream. The use of retinoic acid essentially causes irritation to the skin (it is an acid and produces a low burn) which, in theory, is supposed to increase the blood supply to the scalp and hence the absorption of the minoxidil. I am not a proponent of this approach. Producing a burn just does not seem like the right thing to do.
2006-10-17 14:35:402006-10-17 15:34:44Minoxidil 7%?
One pictures shows it all. This man is a good responder to minoxidil.
Hello Dr,
I understand that you recommend propecia. Just for the debate i wanted to know does propecia regrow more hair or rogaine in those people these drugs work. I found the below article which shows that minoxidil 5% beats propecia in number of hair regrown hands down. Can you comment on it please.
https://www.haarweb.nl/forum/showthread.php?p=61654
Please scroll down in the thread.Thank you for the blog
Thanks for the insightful link. I have been swinging to using a combination of minoxidil 5% and Propecia for men. It does appear that both is better than just one. I like Propecia because it ‘hits’ the underlying DHT component for hair loss in men, but one can not deny the building evidence of the value of higher concentrations of minoxidil. Clearly the use of both medications have issues of compliance. Twice a day use of minoxidil is the right approach, but this alone may be a problem for busy men, while Propecia in the morning is easier to use.
In conclusion, I believe that using both is best.
These are my results after 3 months on Minoxidil. More specifically, The MinoxidilMax formulation version WITHOUT Propylene Glycol. I used the regular Kirkland brand minoxidil but after 5 months or so my scalp began to get extremely irritated and Itchy as HELL. By the end, my scalp was covered in acne sort of? They were like pimples or blisters but they wouldn’t pop no matter how hard i squeezed them. So it was most likely inflammation due to the irritation. I didnt get on Minoxidil for a cool 7 months after. Tried Kirkland brand again and the inflammation immediately came back within weeks. So I searched for one without PG(Propylene Glycol). The only one i could find was this one by MinoxidilMax. For anyone having the same issue, its called “Essengen-5 Fast Dry” and its sold on their website. They do ship within the United States and it arrives fairly quickly. I highly highly recommend it for anyone who is extremely sensitive to propylene glycol like I was.
2020-05-11 04:00:062020-05-11 08:53:08Minoxidil 3 Months
2020-03-05 03:24:172020-02-16 07:35:12Minoxidil 3 months (photo)
I have been on Minocycline for 7 months, 200 mg daily. I noticed, at month 3, my hair was starting to fall out in round patches. Also, at month 6, the hair on my face is falling out in round patches as well. My dermatologist told me to stop right away and one is not to be on this drug for more than 30 days at a time. I read that it takes 3-12 months for hair to grow back!!! I’m getting steroid injections from my dermatologist in all my balding spots. I was told this should speed the process for hair growth. Please don’t take this drug! BALDING!!!
Minocycline has been reported to be associated with hair loss.
2018-07-30 06:16:152018-08-15 08:13:18Minocycline and Hair Loss
Dear Dr.,
I recently emailed you about adding hair to a scar on my cheek. On your fee’s page I see that there is a minimum 3000$ fee. If I needed a lesser amount of grafts for this smaller procedure, would I still have to pay that 3k minimum?
Thanks
Yes. There is a $3000 minimum per procedure because other factors such as anesthesia, medication, post op medication, nursing staff, operating room, follow-up, and administrative costs must all be factored in. In other words, even if you have a 100 graft surgery or a 1000 graft surgery the set up and logistics and the orchestration of a surgery is still the same. On occasion, a modification of our minimum fee rule is made.
2007-08-13 11:34:022007-08-13 11:34:04Minimum Fees for Transplanting Hair Into a Small Facial Scar
