Stabilization with minoxidl 80-percent: Study

[michael barry]

Study: stabilization of hair loss with minoxidil - 80% (Topicals)
posted by HairSite Admin , 27.06.2007, 20:41

Stabilization of Hair Loss with Minoxidil Topical Solution
Pharmacia Consumer Healthcare, Helsingborg, Sweden and Peapack, NJ, USA

"...A recent analysis of hair count data in 4 multicenter studies evaluating both minoxidil 2% and 5% (two studies in females and two in males) has sustantiated that hair loss can be stabilized using minoxidil topical solution use.

...The hair count stabilization data, based on a calculation of increased or unchanged number of non-vellus hairs compared to baseline, showed that for males the stabilization (percent of subjects) was 90% and 77% for minoxidil 2% users and 96% and 75% for minoxidil 5% users.

For females, the percentages were 87% and 88% for minoxidil 2% users, and 85% and 89% for minoxidil 5% users.

In addition, using hair count data in subjects treated with minoxidil 2% and 3% for up to 5 years, it was estimated that hair loss stabilized in 4 out of 5 (80%) subjects.

...in conclusion, multiple studies support the ability of minoxidil topical solution to stabilize hair loss in 4 out of 5 users".

 

[Death]

Nice

 

[Artista]

So what happened to the ole rogaine postpones the inevitable??? Hair loss continues even on rogaine because it can't stop it. It just keeps the follicles going a little longer.

 

[michael barry]

.......................this study was just at five years.


minoxidil together with an anti-androgen (spironolactone, finas, dutas, revivogen) would probably last much much much longer ...................

The point is that minoxidil is really effective if you still have some hair up there in allowing you to keep it, and its not a 'flash in the pan' that stops working at year two or something as some seem to believe.

 

[DudeInNJ]

5 years is only the length of the study, the effect might last much longer, although you might see 3 of 5 making it for 8 years and so on. I once got into an argument with a naturopath who told me I was screwed because I had radiation treatment. He said that the studies only showed 5 year survival. He couldn't understand that the study had to have a fixed end at some point.

 

[Bryan]

My problem with all the material above is what I consider to be the inappropriate use of the term "stabilization". I've been arguing for years that all minoxidil does is give you an extra offset of growth; if that's correct, then it doesn't "stabilize" hair growth at all, it just buys you some additional time as balding progresses. I think it's highly misleading (if not actually dishonest) for Pharmacia to use that word in this context.

 

[powersam]

minoxidil is slightly anti-fibrotic though isnt it? so it could have some value as a preventative because of that.

 

[hellohello]

My problem with all the material above is what I consider to be the inappropriate use of the term "stabilization". I've been arguing for years that all minoxidil does is give you an extra offset of growth; if that's correct, then it doesn't "stabilize" hair growth at all, it just buys you some additional time as balding progresses. I think it's highly misleading (if not actually dishonest) for Pharmacia to use that word in this context.

As much as I respect your educated opnions on all things concerned with hairloss and video games, I feel that the offset of growth you mention time and again isn't entirely accurate for a lot of users of Minoxidil. I think it forces follicles to keep growing hair and stops the follicles resting.

 

[RaginDemon]

minoxidil still has no effect on DHT though...so the maintainese on the overall density relies on the regrow of minoxidil depedent hair. I don't know if it can be properly described as maintainese.

 

[Guest]

As much as I respect your educated opnions on all things concerned with hairloss and video games, I feel that the offset of growth you mention time and again isn't entirely accurate for a lot of users of Minoxidil. I think it forces follicles to keep growing hair and stops the follicles resting.

There's nothing contradictory about saying that minoxidil provides an offset of growth while also forcing follicles to keep growing hair and keeping them in a resting stage. Just because minoxidil literally forces regrowth doesn't mean that it also provides maintenance. Hair counts remain above baseline because growth is outpacing lost hair.

 

[Bryan]

As much as I respect your educated opnions on all things concerned with hairloss and video games, I feel that the offset of growth you mention time and again isn't entirely accurate for a lot of users of Minoxidil. I think it forces follicles to keep growing hair and stops the follicles resting.

OF COURSE it forces follicles to keep growing. There's no question about that. But the point I'm making here is that once the peak of regrowth is reached with minoxidil, haircounts and hairweights appear to drop at about the same steady rate as they were dropping BEFORE the use of minoxidil. I'd like you to explain to me exactly how it "isn't entirely accurate" to describe that as an offset of growth.

I'm listening.