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• Many other agents have been used to treat alopecia areata, including minoxidil, psoralen plus ultraviolet A, and anthralin (Anthra-Derm), but success rates vary.
• Other treatments include applying an anthralin cream or ointment, cortisone creams, or a minoxidil solution.
• The mechanism of action by which minoxidil promotes hair growth is unknown, but it appears to act at the level of the hair follicle.
• Drug Administrationto promote a topical treatment known as Rogaine which contains 2% minoxidil and used solely for the treatment of male hair thinning, Minoxidil has been shown to be useful for hair regrowth both in the scalps frontal areaand also the vertex spot in treating male-pattern hair loss. The Global Perspective
• In one study of patients who had 25 to 99 percent loss of scalp hair, treatment with topical 5 percent minoxidil produced cosmetically acceptable hair growth in about 40 percent of patients after one year.
• The latest rage in baldness nostrums was the drug minoxidil, sold under the label Rogaine.
• Drug Administrationto promote a topical treatment known as Rogaine which contains 2% minoxidil and used solely for the treatment of male hair thinning, Minoxidil has been shown to be useful for hair regrowth both in the scalps frontal areaand also the vertex spot in treating male-pattern hair loss. The Global Perspective
• Your doctor might also have you apply minoxidil solution, a steroid cream or lotion, or anthralin cream (brand name: Psoriatec).
• Topical steroids, minoxidil and anthralin have also been used.