Excellent response to mesotherapy as adjunctive treatment in male androgenetic alopecia.

Autor: Melo DF; Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences of the Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., de Mattos Barreto T; Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Plata GT; Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Araujo LR; Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Tortelly VD; Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences of the Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cosmetic dermatology [J Cosmet Dermatol] 2020 Jan; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 75-77. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 08.
DOI: 10.1111/jocd.12983
Abstrakt: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of alopecia. Currently, only topical minoxidil and oral finasteride, for men, are approved for its treatment. We report a case of a patient with male pattern AGA treated with topical minoxidil and oral finasteride for 2 years, with partial improvement. At this point, we added mesotherapy to the previous treatment. The patient had 20 sessions of sterile mesotherapy blend, containing minoxidil, finasteride, biotin, and D-panthenol. We did the injections every two weeks and made the response assessment with global clinical photographs at the 10th and the 20th sessions when we noted a significant visible improvement in hair density and thickness. Mesotherapy or intradermotherapy is defined as a technique that involves the use of multiple intradermal injections of a mixture of compounds in low doses, at many points, near/over the affected sites. In our case, the patient had an excellent response to intradermotherapy as an adjunctive treatment, with no side effects. Although we still need additional clinical trials to standardize the therapy and treatment guidelines, mesotherapy seems to be a therapeutic option in the treatment of AGA, especially if the procedure happens in a medical facility, with correct indication and adequate execution of this promising technique.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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