Evidence-Based Treatment of Hirsutism

Coloring white hair before IPL treatment effectively helps remove it.

Both intense pulsed light and long-pulsed diode laser effectively reduced facial hair in women, with no significant difference in satisfaction after 6 months, but intense pulsed light was more painful.

Experts made a guide to help doctors evaluate women with too much hair growth.

Spironolactone may reduce excessive hair growth in women but its effectiveness for acne is not supported.

Flutamide works better than finasteride for hirsutism, and combining both is slightly better but not much.

The conclusion is that the best initial treatment for hirsutism is usually oral contraceptives, with the addition of antiandrogens or insulin sensitizers if needed, and topical eflornithine or laser treatments as supplementary options.

Insulin sensitizers may slightly reduce hirsutism but are less effective than other treatments.

Antiandrogens are somewhat effective in reducing excessive hair growth in women.

Certain medications including flutamide, spironolactone, and others effectively reduce excessive hair growth in women, especially when combined with lifestyle changes.

Combining eflornithine cream with laser treatment removes facial hair better than laser alone.

The document likely offers guidance on treating a woman's excessive hair growth, considering her symptoms and obesity.

Finasteride and CPA-EE2 equally reduce hirsutism, but affect hormone levels differently.

An 800nm diode laser safely and effectively reduces hair for about 8 months, with most patients satisfied and few side effects.

Spironolactone is better than placebo for reducing excessive hair growth in women, but its effectiveness for acne is unclear due to small study sizes.

Cyproterone acetate with estradiol may subjectively improve excessive hair growth in women, but it's not clinically better than other treatments.

Most women with excess hair growth have an underlying hormonal issue, often treated with medication and hair removal methods.

The article explains how to identify and treat excessive hair growth in women, which can be distressing and may signal other health problems.

Eflornithine cream effectively reduces women's unwanted facial hair but hair returns if treatment stops.

Finasteride is a safe, effective treatment for hirsutism with fewer side effects.

The long-pulsed alexandrite laser is effective for hair reduction, particularly for light-skinned individuals with dark hair, but caution is needed for darker skin.

Electrolysis is effective for permanent hair removal, but technique is key to avoid scarring, and sometimes hormonal treatment is needed for women with hirsutism.