Topical Bimatoprost for the Treatment of Eyebrow Hypotrichosis

    January 2012 in “ PubMed ”
    Eric S Schweiger, Lisa Pinchover, Robert Bernstein
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    Studysummary This case report suggests that topical bimatoprost may promote eyebrow hair growth, as observed in a patient with eyebrow hypotrichosis, but lacks broader published scientific evidence.
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    The document reported one of the first cases of significant eyebrow hair growth in a patient using topical bimatoprost for eyebrow hypotrichosis. Although bimatoprost was FDA approved in 2008 for eyelash hypotrichosis, its use for other hair growth areas like the scalp or eyebrows had been advocated by some physicians without published scientific evidence until this case.
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