The Use of Minoxidil for AA
so, i do understand that minoxidil for aga/pattern hairloss has to be used for life if one would like to maintain the results.
with alopecia areata though, since its often a flaring autoimmune condition instead of an ongoing consistent hormonal/aging hairloss condition, is that also the case? what is the purpose of minoxidil for aa? is it just to regrow the spots quicker, and then can be stopped once they have regrown? or does it also have to be used on that same spot forever to maintain regrowth, like with aga?
my derm told me this, that i could stop using minoxidil once all my spots have regrown, but he straight up also told me that jak inhibitors "dont suppress your immune system because theyre not an immunosuppressant, theyre a jak inhibitor" and also used the wrong name to describe alopecia universalis. so idk if he really knows what hes talking about lol.