Finasteride in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Joining the Dots

    January 2020 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”
    Arshdeep, Raj Kubba, Wilma F. Bergfeld, Chakravarthi R Srinivas
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    TLDR Finasteride may help treat frontal fibrosing alopecia, but more research is needed.
    The document titled "Finasteride in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Joining the Dots!" discusses the potential therapeutic role of finasteride in treating frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and frontal fibrosing alopecia with perifollicular papules (FAPD). The authors suggest that finasteride may be effective in reversing the miniaturization of hair follicles in FFA, but note that further research is needed to fully understand the pathogenesis of the disease and the therapeutic role of finasteride and other drugs.
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