Original Study: Changes in the Frontal Hairline Following Treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia

January 2006 in “ 대한피부과학회지 ”

김보중, 박영옥, Young‐Joon Seo, 이증훈, 박장규

finasteride minoxidil androgenetic alopecia frontal hair line temporal recession Propecia Rogaine AGA FHL

TLDR Using finasteride and minoxidil together improves the frontal hairline best in male hair loss.

The study assessed the effectiveness of oral finasteride and/or topical minoxidil on the frontal hair line (FHL) in 100 male patients with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) over six months. Patients were divided into three groups: Group 1 received finasteride, Group 2 used minoxidil, and Group 3 received both treatments. Results showed improvement in the FHL across all groups, with the combination therapy (Group 3) yielding the best results, particularly in the temporal recession and the center of the FHL. The study concluded that finasteride and minoxidil together had a synergistic effect on improving the FHL in AGA treatment.

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