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Topical finasteride for hair loss treatment
.. Over all, in this recent study, by comparing finasteride tablet and gel groups with each other for hair loss treatment, it was found that, the therapeutic response to the tablet group was better than gel group, but in fifth and sixth months of treatment, the therapeutic response in both groups was the same.
In previous studies, the finasteride tablet efficacy began after third to sixth months of therapy and if the patient had no response after 12 to 24 months, continuation of usage probably did not appear to be effective. [2] In our study, there was no significant positive therapeutic response in both groups; one reason could be the duration of treatment that was only for 6 months, thus, if the duration of treatment was longer, the results could have indicated a better therapeutic effect.
Like other studies, these results show local finasteride gel has a considerable efficacy and if used for male alopecia patients, who experienced hair loss in recent years, it will be a good replacement of oral therapy, especially in those who worry about oral drug complications...