Topical Finasteride, What Is It?

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Topical medication is applied to the skin or mucous membrane and then enters the body. Since the day the Food and Drug Administration approved finasteride, it has been taken orally. The Food and Drug Association does not approve topical finasteride. The concentration of topical finasteride is about 0.1% or less.

The systematic reviews from research say that due to the usage of topical finasteride, there is a "significant" decrease in hair loss rate, a "significant" increase in hair growth rate, and a "significant" increase in total hair count.

Further research is needed about the side effects of topical finasteride, as it is directly applied to the skin, unlike oral finasteride. Due to the direct contact of topical finasteride with the skin, the prominent issue would be skin irritation.

How To Take Finasteride?

If you plan to start the treatment for male pattern baldness, you must consult your healthcare provider. You must ask your healthcare provider to run a specific test to see if you can use finasteride and if it is good for you.

Ask your healthcare provider if combining finasteride with minoxidil would be a better and more effective treatment plan. As said, minoxidil helps finasteride be absorbed easily inside the body.

Oral Finasteride Or Topical Finasteride?

With finasteride available as a pill and as a topical medication, the question arises of which one to use. Which is better or safer?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved oral Finasteride for a long time. Since then, it has been prescribed as a medicine for male pattern baldness or hair loss treatments. 

There have been many types of research about its usage, dosage, and possible side effects that can be caused by it. Also, which other medicines should be combined for a better and ever-lasting effect?

Topical finasteride is comparatively new. Promising research regarding its dosage, use, and side effects exists, but no scientific research currently supports it.

So, the best practice is to go with the already approved one with promising results.
However, as there is more scientific research and more theories and scientific papers supporting topical finasteride usage, it might also be included in the prescription.

So now, if you notice more hair in the drain than you expect to or are comfortable with. Don't worry. Sign up, book an appointment, describe the issue with all the changes you observe, and rest assured of Finasteride's usage. 

This might not be the only way, but it is a safer and less disruptive way to deal with Androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.

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