Hair thinning, hairfall

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Asked for Male, 20 Years

I am a medical student and im suffering from hair fall and hair thining. Would you recommend use of minoxidil 5% topical application on scalp. Can i use the same preparation for beard growth. If yes kindly mention the prepartion. Thank you.

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Dr. Jolly Shah Kapadia

Trichologist 25 yrs exp Mumbai

Hello! If you have androgenetic alopecia Minoxidil will help. For beard area you may try it. Lot of preparations of Minoxidil are available. You will require a prescription to buy it. Hope this helps you.

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Dr. Nipun Jain Dermatologist 25 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Nipun Jain

Dermatologist 25 yrs exp Delhi

you can use it on the scalp an the beard area if there is no irritation.