Topical minoxidil for male pattern baldness.
Significant hair growth occurred in 53% of the 81 patients completing a 1 year trial of topical minoxidil. The average reduction in the diameter of the balding crown was 3.48 cm for all patients. There were no minoxidil related changes in laboratory tests during the study period. Psychosocial studies of our patients indicate that 95% assessed the effectiveness of topical minoxidil as moderate or excellent. The majority of those participating in the study thought that their personal presentation of self was of equal or greater importance than their work performance. It was concluded that topical minoxidil has the potential to improve male pattern baldness significantly without apparent risk and to be a means by which individual presentation of self may be improved.
D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011897:Random Allocation; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment
D008914:Minoxidil