Rogaine Shedding Scares Me!

I’m planning to travel out to LA for a consultation [from overseas]. How far in advance do you recommend booking an appointment.

One final question. A few folks have mentioned nasty sheds that are associated with rogaine, and in particular with rogaine foam. If you read the blogosphere, it’s enough to scare one stiff. In your experience, how frequent are the sheds and do they often result in a negative cosmetic change in the short term?

Thanks

The more notice you can give for an appointment, the better… but if you’re in from out of town with a fixed schedule, we’ll do our absolute best to fit you in whenever you can stop by. I look forward to meeting with you.

As for minoxidil shedding, I think its pretty rare but I honestly haven’t kept much referential data on it. Since it is an over-the-counter medication (meaning a doctor’s prescription is not needed), I don’t have much follow-up with patients regarding it. If the shedding does happen, it should stop within a few months… but it doesn’t happen for most people.