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Hi doctor, I want to know about minoxidil hair shedding. After stopping minoxidil, is newly grown hair permanent & also how long does vellus hair take to get terminal.
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Is newly grown hair is permanent and will not go.The vellus hairs will shed and be replaced with a terminal hair and there is no timescale for how long this takes. It could take 6 weeks, or 6 months even.
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