by Siddhi Camila Lama, Ph.D. | Dec 23, 2024 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Minoxidil is an FDA-approved hair loss treatment. This topical solution was the first drug to be approved for androgenic alopecia. It’s able to stop hair loss and promote regrowth. Yet, if you’ve ever looked at a minoxidil package label, the disclaimer is...
by Siddhi Camila Lama, Ph.D. | Nov 24, 2024 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Minoxidil was the first drug to ever be approved as a hair loss treatment. Using this medication is easy. You just apply a foam or liquid solution to your scalp daily in order to stop hair loss and improve hair regrowth. Like all drugs, minoxidil has a few side...
by Siddhi Camila Lama, Ph.D. | Oct 24, 2024 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Minoxidil is a treatment that the Food and Drug Administration has approved for androgenic alopecia (commonly known as male pattern hair loss). Although there are various other treatments available for androgenic alopecia, minoxidil is the only one that is applied...
by Siddhi Camila Lama, Ph.D. | Jul 23, 2024 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Minoxidil is a hair loss treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s often sold as a serum or a foaming product but exists in other forms, too. It’s sometimes added to certain hair care products, like shampoos. Some people even take...
by Siddhi Camila Lama, Ph.D. | Dec 15, 2023 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Cancer treatments – specifically, life-saving medical treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy – are known to have the potential to cause hair loss. Fortunately, for most people, this type of alopecia is temporary. However, for some people who receive these...
by Terrisha Buckley | May 15, 2023 | Hair Restoration Treatments, Minoxidil
Minoxidil is the only topical FDA-approved treatment for androgenetic alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia, commonly referred to as pattern hair loss, involves the progressive reduction in hair follicle size, resulting in hair thinning and hair loss. (1) It occurs in men...
