Comment by Alexandra on April 11, 2009 at 11:36am

Hi Camille!
I have been using Minoxidil for the past few months to treat my female pattern baldness and I noticed that it did seem to slow down my hair loss. According to my dermatologist, Minoxidil is only meant to treat pattern baldness and it will only work for as long as you use it. In other words, if you want the results to last a lifetime, you have to use Minoxidil all of your life. My dermatologist claims that it would not be an effective treatment for Areata, but by all means confirm it with your own doctor. It never hurts to get a second opinion. Good luck to you and your daughter!
Alexandra

Comment by Camille Paddock on April 11, 2009 at 6:10pm

thank you!!! :)

Comment by Paula on April 12, 2009 at 12:18pm

My dermatologist ( who is one of the top researchers on AA) suggested rogaine foam (as has all of my other dermatologist friends). She said the goal was to work on shifting my hair cycle from the resting (telogen) phase back to the growth (anagen) phase. Minoxidil facilitates that turnover. So, I used it for about 6 weeks but stopped because I was having some headaches (likely unrelated but I wanted to stop everything to figure out the cause). My hair seems to be growing on it's own now so I didn't go back on the foam.

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