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Does Min-top Stops Hair Fall Permanently?

sir, i am 23 male. . . recently for past 2 months i suffered some hair loss like 5 to 10 strands per day and some time rarely 10 to 15 strands per day.i founded some loss at my frontal head and also in interior portions in ma head . . i consulted a dermatologist and he prescribed mintop forte 5% and livogen ,finpecia tablets fr three months n told to come after 3 months...my question s tat will mintop affects my other hairs which are healthy now ? ? how long i have to continue using this mintop forte5% as he said treatment may last fr 2 years . so after 2 years if i stop using mintop and tablets is there any chance tat my hair starts to fall again ? ? Media is my profession i used to do modelling and other acting stuffs. . .So Question is tat whther Mintop treatment is advisable for me in this present situation ? ? ? pls send me a suggestion as it wil be very helpful fr me ? ?
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
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Well difficult to answer. Minoxidil (Mintop) was originally used for treatment of Hypertension , but it was seen that hypertensives using Mintop started getting some hair and so it was allowed for Male pattern baldness..It has been seen to be successful in some cases too, but 100% sure , can't say , other wise people like Anupam Kher could have remained 'bald' even after using it.
The best remedy for hair loss is 'hair transplantation.
One more thing -if you are on any medicine for High blood pressure , tell you physician about it when you choose to use Mintop.
keep me posted.

Dr Matin .A. Khan
MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD
M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy)
Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India)
AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA)
Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA
MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur ,
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Does Min-top Stops Hair Fall Permanently?

Well difficult to answer. Minoxidil (Mintop) was originally used for treatment of Hypertension , but it was seen that hypertensives using Mintop started getting some hair and so it was allowed for Male pattern baldness..It has been seen to be successful in some cases too, but 100% sure , can t say , other wise people like Anupam Kher could have remained bald even after using it. The best remedy for hair loss is hair transplantation. One more thing -if you are on any medicine for High blood pressure , tell you physician about it when you choose to use Mintop. keep me posted. Dr Matin .A. Khan MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy) Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India) AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA) Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur ,