Treatment Outcomes of Androgenetic Alopecia varies with Age
Global photographic assessment of men aged 18 to 60 years with male pattern hair loss receiving finasteride 1 mg or placebo. Olsen EA, Whiting DA, Savin R, Rodgers A, Johnson-Levonas AO, Round E, Rotonda J, Kaufman KD; Male Pattern Hair Loss Study Group. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Sep;67(3):379-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.10.027. Epub 2012 Feb 9. […]
Monday, December 1st, 2014Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Androgenetic alopecia is an often hereditary condition with thinning of the hair into vellus hairs which occurs in males and females according to a male pattern (Hamilton classification) or a female pattern (ludwig classification) It is psychologically devastating and treatments include topical (minoxidil), oral (finasteride) treatments sometimes so ineffective that the only solution is wearing […]
Friday, October 3rd, 2014Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment with Another Inhibitor Of Dihydrotestosterone
A randomized, active- and placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of different doses of dutasteride versus placebo and finasteride in the treatment of male subjects with androgenetic alopecia. Gubelin Harcha W, Barboza Martínez J, Tsai TF, Katsuoka K, Kawashima M, Tsuboi R, Barnes A, Ferron-Brady G, Chetty D. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Mar;70(3):489-498.e3. […]
Monday, July 28th, 2014Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in Women with Minoxidil: Apply it Once or Twice a Day ?
A randomized, single-blind trial of 5% minoxidil foam once daily versus 2% minoxidil solution twice daily in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women. Blume-Peytavi U, Hillmann K, Dietz E, Canfield D, Garcia Bartels N. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Dec;65(6):1126-1134.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.09.724. Epub 2011 Jun 23. Androgenic (androgenetic) alopecia is the most common cause […]
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014Common Hair Balding in men and women (androgenetic alopecia or androgenic alopecia)
What is common hair balding ? It is the most common form of hair loss in both men and women. In men it is characterized with a hair loss extending backwards as well as thinning of hair in the vertex (classification according to Hamilton). In women, the hair loss is more diffuse and more located […]
Sunday, December 1st, 2013Androgenic Alopecia (Androgenetic Alopecia) in Women (For Professionals)
Androgenetic (androgenic) alopecia in women (for professionals) Androgenetic alopecia and to a lesser extent Telogen effluvium are the two most frequent causes of hair loss in women. To make the diagnosis: General examination of the scalp evaluate the distribution of the hair loss are hair follicles present? traction (does the hair go away easily?) evaluate […]
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Flutamide in the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia in Women
Prospective cohort study on the effects and tolerability of flutamide in patients with female pattern hair loss. Paradisi R, Porcu E, Fabbri R, Seracchioli R, Battaglia C, Venturoli S. Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Apr;45(4):469-75. Epub 2011 Apr 12. For androgenetic alopecia, topical treatment is the mainstay and minoxidil is cumbersone to apply. Of all the combinations, […]
Sunday, July 1st, 2012Hair loss (alopecia)
Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Why do we lose hairs ? Normal hair grows in cycles and goes through 3 stages: A growing phase (anagen) A resting phase (catagen) A falling phase (telogen) At any time, it may be normal for a person to lose as many as 50 hairs a day and […]
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Hair Loss Treatment With a Prostaglandin Analogue (Latanoprost)
A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy of a 24-week topical treatment by latanoprost 0.1% on hair growth and pigmentation in healthy volunteers with androgenetic alopecia. Blume-Peytavi U, Lönnfors S, Hillmann K, Garcia Bartels N. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 May;66(5):794-800. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.026. Epub 2011 Aug 27. Hair loss is most commonly […]
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014Translator Of Medical Terms In Dermatology – A (For Professionals)
Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland The first column contains the term in French. The second column contains the translated equivalent in English. The third column contains the name of individuals associated with the term (either they described the term, or the term is eponymous…). Gingivo-stomatite herpétique aiguë Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis Hidosadénite aiguë Acute […]
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
