UTILIZAÇÃO DE ISOTRETINOÍNA ORAL NO TRATAMENTO DA ALOPECIA FIBROSANTE FRONTAL: SÉRIE DE CASOS

The cause of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia is unclear, diagnosis involves clinical evaluation and various treatments exist, but their effectiveness is uncertain.

Researchers found three patterns of Frontal fibrosing alopecia, with Pattern III having the best prognosis after treatment.

The treatment helped reduce symptoms and stabilize the hairline in most patients with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, but hair regrowth was limited.

The study suggests hormonal factors may play a role in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and that treatments like oral antiandrogens and steroids could be beneficial.

Most patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia are postmenopausal women, and treatments like finasteride and dutasteride can improve or stabilize the condition.

Dutasteride may help stabilize Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, but more research is needed.

Mostly postmenopausal Caucasian women get Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, which often includes eyebrow loss and has limited treatment success.

Oral dutasteride can potentially treat frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women, with some patients showing disease arrest and hair regrowth.

Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia may be a unique condition linked to postmenopausal changes.