Current Treatment of Androgenetic Male and Female Alopecia (Excluding Hormone Treatment)
June 1997
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TLDR Only hair transplants showed noticeable and lasting results for hair regrowth.
Various non-hormonal therapies, including systemic hair-specific vitamins and topical 2% Minoxidil, were used to normalize androgenic hair loss. The effectiveness of these treatments needed to be verified individually through comparative studies using trichograms and phototrichograms. Despite these treatments, no medical or cosmetic product at the time could promise significant and permanent hair regrowth. Only micrograft reimplantation, which involved transplanting hair strand by strand, provided noticeable and aesthetically pleasing results in bald areas.