Efficacy and Safety of Microneedling Combined With Mesotherapy for Androgenic Alopecia: A Retrospective Study Comparing Four Treatment Protocols

    July 2026 in “ Health Science Reports ”
    Elham Behrangi, Roya Zeinali, Paria Jafari … Azadeh Goodarzi
    Studysummary This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of microneedling combined with mesotherapy for androgenic alopecia and found that combination protocols, particularly those including both finasteride and latanoprost, showed the highest efficacy, especially among women and younger participants.
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