Can a Hair-Growing drug help breast reconstruction heal better?

This study tests whether applying minoxidil (a hair growth drug) to the breasts for two weeks before surgery can improve blood flow and tissue survival in women undergoing preventive mastectomy with reconstruction. Twenty-five women at high genetic risk for breast cancer will have one breast treated with minoxidil and the other with a placebo, without knowing which is which. The goal is to see if this simple approach is feasible and might reduce surgical complications.