Best hair loss treatment: Three non-surgical treatments backed by concrete evidence
It’s important to approach any given endeavour with a degree of scepticism but it’s particularly important when shopping for hair loss treatments. The market is long on overblown claims and short on substance. This does not mean you should abandon all hope – a number of products have survived scientific scrutiny.
Minoxidil and finasteride are the main drug treatments for male pattern baldness.
So, what did the researchers find out?
To evaluate the efficacy of the treatments, the researchers conducted a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
They also included only randomised controlled trials of good or fair quality based on the US Preventive Services Task Force quality assessment process.
A meta-analysis was conducted separately for five groups of studies that tested the following hair loss treatments: low-level laser light therapy in men, five percent minoxidil in men, two percent minoxidil in men, one milligram finasteride in men, and two percent minoxidil in women.
