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  • Hair: what is new in diagnosis and management? Female pattern hair loss update: diagnosis and treatment.

Hair: what is new in diagnosis and management? Female pattern hair loss update: diagnosis and treatment.

Dermatologic clinics (2012-11-20)
Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Wilma F Bergfeld
ABSTRACT

Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is the most common cause of alopecia in women. FPHL is characterized histologically with increased numbers of miniaturized, velluslike hair follicles. The goal of treatment of FPHL is to arrest hair loss progression and stimulate hair regrowth. The treatments for FPHL can be divided into androgen-dependent and androgen-independent. There is an important adjuvant role for nutritional supplements, light therapy, and hair transplants. All treatments work best when initiated early. Combinations of treatments tend to be more efficacious.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Minoxidil, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Minoxidil, ≥99% (TLC)