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Suggest Remedies For Excessive Facial Hair

Posted on Mon, 6 Jun 2016

Question: i am 32 yrs F, have been using mintop forte 5% for 3 months that has induced excessive facial hair growth at cheek and chin and they are dark black in color , what should i do to control them, i need to use mintop to prevent hair loss at the same time need to find a solution for hair on forehead, cheeks, chin

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Reduce concentration from 5 to 2 percent, use eflornithine hydrochloride

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I understand your concern but excessive hair growth on forehead and cheeks is a side effect of topical minoxidil.
I would recommend you to reduce the concentration of minoxidil from 5 percent to 2 percent. It won't reduce the efficacy of minoxidil but will definitely decrease the side effect of increased hair growth.
In such cases I recommend my patients to use eflornithine hydrochloride 13.9 percent cream on the affected areas twice daily for 3-4 months.
This is a prescription drug and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (4 days later)

But i do not see improvement in my scalp hair density should i continue use of mintop i have been using it for three months now.

And also the treatment that u suggested what is d name of cream in case i can order it online or at pharmacy

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Continue for another 3 months

Detailed Answer:
You can continue with mintop for another 3 months to see the response.
There are various brands of eflornithine cream available in the market like eflora cream and efnithin cream.
You can buy either of the above.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar