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
    From the encyclopedia
    Mesotherapy →

    technique to inject very small amounts of beneficial chemicals into the scalp

    Dutasteride →

    Heavy duty finasteride that comes with higher risks

    Studysummary This study evaluated the use of dutasteride mesotherapy for treating androgenetic alopecia in real clinical practice, finding it effective in improving hair loss for both men and women with mild side effects, primarily pain. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    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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