Does Rogine repair temple hair loss?

[DelayTheInevitable]

Hey guys, I am already on finasteride for 1 and half years. finasteride halted the hair loss in , my crown area pretty well, but my temple hairs continued to thin. You can see what my hairline looks like in this post:

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I tried Rogaine for 1 month in the past, I only applied it to my temple. I don't think it did anything but made the surrounding hair shed quite bad. So I got scared and quit.

On the Rogaine manual it does say only apply it to the top of your scalp, so I am wondering if Rogaine is only effective on the vertex rather than temple? If there is a real benefit I would definitely stick with it for a longer period.

Thanks in advance.

 

[beaner]

If you're on finasteride their is a chance of temple regrowth. I'm having success in the area on a finasteride, minoxidil, and topical spironolactone regimen with copper peptides thrown in 4-5 days a week, although I'm sure it's the finasteride and minoxidil mostly responsible for the success. Give it a shot but be sure not to throw in the towel if you have start shedding---minoxidil will not cause you to permanently lose hair.

 

[G k]

I regrew all my hair, which was temple loss, using rogaine.

But I missed a day of applications ONCE due to travel, and I lost it all.

What a jip!

Rogaine works well but you cannot miss a dose.

I swear I regrew all my hair twice, and I'm going on my 3rd time now...With more knowledge and a streamlined arsenal. Its going good so far definitely use rogaine for temples.

 

[flamingpie]

But I missed a day of applications ONCE due to travel, and I lost it all.

What a jip!

i dont think thats the case. I've been on minoxidil for over 7 months, probably missing 2 applications a month, and i have not had any hairloss.

 

[zeroheat]

I regrew all my hair, which was temple loss, using rogaine.

But I missed a day of applications ONCE due to travel, and I lost it all.

lol, this is simply not true. I've missed maybe 5 applications in 5 months, and my hair is still strong.

 

[G k]

Sounds crazy doesn't it...

What I actually meant was a days worth of minoxidil treatment. So 2-3 applications.

This has actually happened to me twice, both times I was using only minoxidil as treatments.

 

[youungster]

zeroheat and flamingpie.. what have you been using and what results have you had on the temples?

cheers

 

[Mopless]

The higher the minoxidil dose, the more unstable results become. In my opinion. You can regrow more with higher doses, but you have to work harder to maintain it.

I know a lot of people who use low-dose minoxidil (2% or 5% once daily) with great success, but have missed weeks or even a month before without any drawbacks. So I really think it depends on HOW dependent your hair is on minoxidil.

 

[flamingpie]

zeroheat and flamingpie.. what have you been using and what results have you had on the temples?

cheers

ive been using 5% foam for about 8 months now. My hairline has thickened up quite a bit since using it. My temples didnt regrow much though....i got tiny hairs growing on them but they arent thick enough to really notice.