Diffuse Hypertrichosis During Treatment with 5% Topical Minoxidil

    January 1997 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    A. M. Peluso, Cosimo Misciali, Colombina Vincenzi, Antonella Tosti
    Studysummary In this study, five women with androgenetic alopecia experienced severe facial and limb hypertrichosis after using 5% topical minoxidil, which resolved after discontinuing the treatment.
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    Research cited in this study 11

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