Treatment of Chronic Telogen Effluvium with Oral Minoxidil: A Retrospective Study

September 2017 in “ F1000Research ”

Eshini Perera, Rodney Sinclair

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Studysummary In this study, women with chronic telogen effluvium experienced reduced hair shedding after being treated with once daily oral minoxidil for 12 months, but facial hypertrichosis was a reported side effect, suggesting the need for further placebo-controlled research.

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