TLDR Minoxidil helped bald patient regrow hair.
A letter to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine from 1980 reports on a patient with hereditary male-pattern baldness who experienced extensive scalp-hair growth while receiving minoxidil for hypertension and nandrolone decanoate for its erythropoietic effect during management of end-stage renal disease through long-term dialysis. The patient had been bald since he was 20 years old, but within four weeks of starting the medications, dark-brown hair grew over the area of the scalp that had previously been devoid of hair visible to the naked eye. The growth of scalp hair continued for 16 weeks, when the patient was lost to follow-up.
73 citations,
November 1979 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Minoxidil can cause excessive hair growth.
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July 1973 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Minoxidil effectively lowers blood pressure with few side effects.
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October 2022 in “PubMed” Patients generally have positive attitudes towards using topical Minoxidil for hair loss treatment.
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January 2019 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Minoxidil helps treat eyebrow thinning, monilethrix, early hair loss, and shortens chemo-related hair loss.
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August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dutasteride and minoxidil mesotherapy effectively treats hair loss with minimal side effects.
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January 2016 in “Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology” 1 citations,
September 2015 in “MVP journal of medical science” Topical Minoxidil 5% is as effective as the combination treatment for hair loss.
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November 2002 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Saw palmetto causes allergic reaction, minoxidil causes skin irritation; use cautiously for hair loss.
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March 1988 in “PubMed”
