The true answer is generally not, at least not the way it is advertised, and bragged about. It may in fact slow the process of balding in a certain percentage of people but will typically not actually help with hair growth.

Most people start their research on hair loss products like others, looking for things like reviews or other related information. That is the real beauty of the Internet. You can find out what other people’s experience with a particular hair loss product have been. In most information found Rogaine only works at the maximum in 40% of patients, and that really doesn’t include actual hair growth results, these are based on slowing the effects of balding.

If you have never tried Rogaine and are considering using it, there are a few key things you should know that will help you understand if Rogaine is right for you. First of all, Rogaine (Minoxidil) is designed to be used on the top of the scalp. It is not designed to grow hair on other parts of the body (you would be surprised how many questions we get about this). Rogaine is designed to be used by people who are suffering from some kind of pattern baldness. This means that if you have a history of hair loss in your family (mother OR father’s side) then Rogaine may be an option to help you slow your hair loss, stop it, or in some very, very few cases grow hair back. Studies have shown that the earlier you treat pattern baldness, the better.

Hair transplant surgery is an option that must be explored, as it is often the only way to achieve the results desired. Many products are out there but the results are undefined and convoluted in numerous ways to be misleading.