Transdermal Viprostol in the Treatment of Male Pattern Baldness
September 1990
in “
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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Studysummary In this study, viprostol was not effective in promoting hair growth for men with androgenetic alopecia over a 24-week period.
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The study involved 57 men who were treated for androgenetic alopecia with viprostol, a vehicle, or a placebo twice daily for 24 weeks. The effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated through subjective assessments and objective hair counts from macrophotographs. The results showed that nonvellus hair counts declined in all three groups by the end of the study, indicating that viprostol was not an effective promoter of hair growth in cases of androgenetic alopecia.
