Mesotherapy With Dutasteride for Androgenetic Alopecia: A Retrospective Study in Real Clinical Practice

July 2022 in “ PubMed ”

David Saceda-Corralo, Farah Moustafa, Oscar M. Moreno-Arrones, Pedro Jaén-Olasolo, Sergio Vano-Galvan, Francisco Camacho

mesotherapy dutasteride androgenetic alopecia pain AGA

TLDR Mesotherapy with dutasteride effectively treats hair loss with manageable side effects.

Mesotherapy with dutasteride was found to be effective for treating androgenetic alopecia in both males and females in a real clinical setting. The study included 541 patients, with 86 patients (15.9%) showing clinical improvement after one year, and 33 of these patients (38.4%) experiencing marked improvement. The most common side effect was pain, reported by 246 patients (45.5%), but no serious or sexual adverse events were observed. This treatment may be a viable option for patients looking to avoid oral medications.

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