Dutasteride Injections for Hair Loss
Last year I covered an interesting new study regarding mesotherapy with Dutasteride for treating hair loss. This treatment involves Dutasteride injections to the scalp. One of the co-authors of the study was Dr. Sergio Vañó-Galván from Spain.
A few days ago, Dr. Vañó posted a superb before and after photo (pasted below) on Twitter of a patient who took or did the following for 6 months: 1) Oral Dutasteride; 2) Oral Minoxidil; 3) Dutasteride injection sessions; and 4) In-clinic professional microneedling treatments.
Note that professional microneedling is not the same as at-home dermarolling, although there are some similarities.
On Twitter, I asked Dr. Sergio Vañó why he needs to give his patients both oral Dutasteride and Dutasteride injections? If injection delivery of Dutasteride is working, why not stop taking oral Dutasteride that has higher chances of side effects? Dr. Vañó’s response was that the combined oral + injection treatment was working best, and after 1-2 years, the patient is given the option to pick one or the other.
Note that the above exceptional result does not include the addition of antiandrogens such as Spironolactone and RU-58841. i.e., if you truly do not care about side effects and want to go all out, the above before and after photo does not even represent the best case possible outcome! However, I would not recommend such a comprehensive kitchen sink hair loss treatment regimen. Those are best left for male-to-female transsexuals who have limited other options.
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