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

Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Wilma F Bergfeld

Review Dermatologic clinics 2013 71 citations

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Study Type: Review
Population: Women with female pattern hair loss

Intervention: Hair: what is new in diagnosis and management? Female pattern hair loss update: diagnosis and treatment. None
Comparator: None
Primary Outcome: Female pattern hair loss treatment
Effect Direction: Positive
Risk of Bias: Unclear

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.

TL;DR

Female pattern hair loss is the most common cause of alopecia in women and there is an important adjuvant role for nutritional supplements, light therapy, and hair transplants.

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