Transdermal Finasteride Delivery via Powder-Carrying Microneedles with a Diffusion Enhancer to Treat Androgenetic Alopecia

This case report presents two instances where typically irreversible lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia showed signs of hair regrowth and symptom improvement following specific treatments.

In this study, researchers developed a new self-administered finasteride delivery system using powder-carrying microneedles that improved hair growth efficacy and addressed safety concerns compared to topical finasteride gel by allowing sustained intradermal release of the drug for three days with a single application.

This article discusses treatments for male pattern alopecia, noting variable response rates, but reports no new clinical results.

In this clinical experience, treating frontal fibrosing alopecia with oral finasteride, hydroxychloroquine, tacrolimus, and excimer laser was associated with optimal results in patients with active inflammation.

This article reviews the efficacy of Finasteride for treating female androgenic alopecia, highlighting increased hair counts and density but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that finasteride (1 mg) significantly increased hair growth in all scalp regions affected by male pattern hair loss over 24 months in men aged 18 to 60, with more pronounced effects in younger men.

This study found that finasteride improves scalp hair growth in men with male pattern hair loss by reducing scalp dihydrotestosterone levels, but it did not benefit postmenopausal women with female pattern hair loss.

This review discusses current and emerging drug therapies for treating androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, and reports no clinical results; it highlights a need for improved and novel treatments.

This study reported that finasteride 1 mg/day significantly increased hair growth and slowed hair loss in men with frontal scalp hair thinning over one year, and these benefits continued or improved in the second year.

In male pattern hair loss, this study found that finasteride 1 mg daily significantly slowed hair loss and increased hair growth over two years compared to placebo.