Oral Minoxidil

At the Gabel Center for Hair Restoration in Portland, Oregon, we are committed to utilizing the most advanced, evidence-based medicine to treat androgenetic alopecia and other forms of pattern hair loss. For decades, topical minoxidil solutions and foams have been the standard first-line therapy. However, dermatologists and hair restoration specialists are increasingly prescribing Low-Dose Oral […]

By Steven Gabel, MD, FACS – Gabel Hair Restoration Center, Portland, Oregon Minoxidil has long been a foundational treatment for male and female pattern hair loss. Most patients know it as a topical foam or liquid, and some use low-dose oral tablets which we have written about in the past. Recently, another form has started […]

Many patients have been inquiring at the Gabel Center in Portland Oregon about changing from topical minoxidil to oral minoxidil to help treat their hair loss.  The use of oral minoxidil has been receiving a lot of attention since the New York Times published the article1, “An Old Medicine Grows New Hair for Pennies a […]