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Minoxidil are used in the treatment of male pattern
baldness, and also used to help hair
growth in women with thinning hair.
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Minoxidil Hair Growth – Greetings
Readers... Maybe
some of you may already very familiar about minoxidil or even
become permanent users minoxidil for long periods of time, Minoxidil
is greatly helps the hair growth treatment
of androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.
How Minoxidil Regrow Hair?
Minoxidil classified as vasodilators (drugs used for widening
the blood vessels), it is not fully understood how
exactly minoxidil
promotes hair growth, but it helps the
blood flow to the hair follicles stimulates hair growth.
Minoxidil will help in
promoting hair growth by reversing miniaturization of hair follicles, increasing blood flow and bringing hair follicle from
resting phase to growing phase.
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The effect of Minoxidil will takes 2-6 months depends on the
Individual, its should be used continuously before user assess whether the
treatment is effective or not.
Is Monixidil Effective?
Minoxidil works best in men with recent hair loss, its effectiveness has largely been demonstrated in younger men who
have experienced hair loss for less than 5 years, its even can be used to
treat receding hair line at early stage of hereditary hair loss which shown
early sign of hairloss.
The levels of effectiveness
decreased in treating advanced stage of baldness when there is a already large area of hair loss or baldness. At this stage, minoxidil can
only be effective to treat thinning at the top of the scalp (vertex or crown)
or central hair loss only, it wont be effective to grow back hairline,
but it is worth to try.
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The Advantage
It’s very
effective for young men. Man in his twenties has the best
chances of responding to minoxidil as a therapy, and very
easy to obtain at local
drugstore and It’s over-the-counter because doctor’s prescription is not
necessary although some doctors recommend consulting doctor or dermatologist
before starting treatment.
To achieve
high effectiveness, sometimes minoxidil is prescribed along with the other
medication for androgenetic alopecia: finasteride (Propecia) or saw palmetto.
Application
Minoxidil needs to be applied twice daily
and should be in contact with the scalp for at least 4 hours. Clean and dry the scalp area before applying the treatment
and try not to wear a hat or lying on the bed in order to prevent
the elimination of minoxidil in the scalp.
Minoxidil shouldn’t not be used
for people who 18 years old or younger, because at this age, usually
baldness occurs only temporarily and does not need to be treated.
Long Term Use
Minoxidil does not reduce the dihydrotestosterone
(DHT), the enzyme responsible of hair loss, it must be used continuously to maintain
the existing hair follicles and retain the hair regrowth process. The treatment is for long
term use, if you stop using the treatment, previous hair loss will occur or
even is more regressive than before.
- Read : How to Reduce DHT
When treatment is stopped, the DHT effect will shrink the hair follicle and destroying the hair that grow back by minoxidil. Any improvement that derived from the treatment will be reversed.
Types and Brand
There are multiple types of minoxidil
applications: dropper, foam and spray.
In the market, minoxidil is sold under many brand including Amexidil,
Avacor Physician's Formulation, Avogain, Keranique, Kirkland,Lipogaine,Loniten
(oral), Mintop,]Neocapil,
Obabo, Regaine, Regenepure, Rogaine, Tugain, Minoxin, Up & Up, EXT,
Vanarex, Hairgrow , Alopexy. Regrou Forte, DS Laboratories etc.
That’s some info regarding Minoxidil for Hair Loss Treatment, I hope it may be useful for the readers, if you find it useful,m please share it with colleagues as well. Comments and constructive criticism are welcomed in the column below .... Thank you….
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References :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoxidil
www.realself.com/question/long-minoxidil-work
www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-3503/minoxidil-topical/details
www.everydayhealth.com/hair-loss/minoxidil-for-male-hair-loss.aspx
www.livestrong.com/article/32631-minoxidil-rogaine-work/
