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Hello I Am Suffering From Male Pattern Baldness And It's

Posted on Thu, 14 Nov 2019

Question: hello I am suffering from male pattern baldness and it's in initial stage. Dr suggested me minoxidil and hairbless tablet. I am totally new to minoxidil and dont know what is the proper way to apply to get best results. currently I am applying it only before sleeping and I dont prefer applying it in morning as hair become very sticky. as of now i am applying only over bald area. so please let me what is proper way of applying minoxidil and what quantity should i apply. and my age is 26 and 20-30 hair of side area are covered with grey hairs so what can i take wo that atleast new grey hair doesn't grow?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding androgenetic alopecia and premature greying of hair

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.

Minoxidil should be applied on clean and dry scalp so you should shampoo daily and avoid any hair oil. It should not be applied on wet scalp. Ideally, 1ml should be applied, twice daily. You should start applying minoxidil from the vertex of scalp and then move forward and sideways so as to cover the entire frontal area up to the anterior hair line. Not only on the bald area. In addition to minoxidil I also suggest you to take oral finasteride 1mg tablet as both of these work much better together than either of these alone. For premature greying of hair you may take oral calcium pantothenate 200mg (Kerablak tablet) once daily for 4-6 months.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 minutes later)

thanks for the detailed answer. as i am also taking hairbless tablet, should i stop taking that if i take finasteride 1mg?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding androgenetic alopecia

Detailed Answer:
hi.
Hairbless is an oral biotin supplement. Biotin has no definite role in management of androgenetic alopecia. I don't think it would serve any purpose. Finasteride is approved for androgenetic alopecia in males.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Thanks Dr Kakkar. I saw some serious side effects of Finasteride. Cant minoxidil do its job alone? also i want to know what is complete process of treatment for androgenetic alopecia? do i need to apply minoxidil till life time? will the prescription change after 6-12months of usage?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding androgenetic alopecia

Detailed Answer:
hi.
Finasteride is also available in topical form in combination with minoxidil e.g Hair 4 U F 5%. You may use that if you don't want to take oral finasteride. Ideally treatment for androgenetic alopecia is life long.
Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj