May 15 2009, 11:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
Hi I have been using rogaine on the front of my scalp behind my hair line and I’m just wondering if this will hold my hair loss. I know chances are it wont grow it back but I just want to know if I’m wasting my time applying it here. Thanx
There are no guarantees with drugs like minoxidil (Rogaine), but it tends to work by increasing the length of the anagen (growth phase) of the hair cycle. It can both grow new hair and retain the existing hair where it is longer than normal so instead of a 3 year growth (anagen) cycle, maybe it would extend to 4 years or so. It might work where you’re applying it, but without a microscopic miniaturization mapping over time, I couldn’t tell you if you’re wasting time.
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I have been using Rogaine foam 5% for four months and have had great success (with no shedding at all!). I’ve tried it on the hairline and most has been restored with an overall thickness throughout. (Most say Rogaine is not effective on the front–but give it a try?) And, lastly, everyone is different.