Treatment of Hair Loss
- 23 September 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 341 (13) , 964-973
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199909233411307
Abstract
Hair loss is a common and distressing symptom. With the approval of two drugs that promote hair growth — finasteride and minoxidil — we can now treat patients with some types of hair loss. Both drugs influence the hair-growth cycle and increase the length and diameter of existing hair, although their mechanisms of action differ. In this article, I will focus on the treatment of two common problems, androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, both of which involve a reversible alteration of the hair-growth cycle.The Hair-Growth CycleHair growth is cyclic, with phases of growth (anagen), involution (catagen), and rest . . .Keywords
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