Minoxidil male pattern baldness treatment

Topical minoxidil is used for the treatment of male pattern baldness (alopecia androgenetica) of the vertex of the scalp. Use of the tablets, in any formulation, to promote hair growth is not an approved use. 

In. Minoxidil (CyH N O) is a compound that has been approved as a treatment for some types of male-pattern baldness. An incomplete Lewis structure for minoxidil is... 

Alopecia (1) male pattern baldness (1) Topical minoxidil is worth tryin if the patient Is embarrassed by baldness. Some hair regrowth can be detected in up to S0% but it is rarely cosmetically significant. Most patients who take minoxidil orally for hypertension experience some increased hair growth. It may act by a mitogenic effect on hair follicles. The response occurs in 4-12 months stop treatment if no result in 1 year. 

Minoxidil (2,4-diamino-6-piperidinopyrimidine-3-oxide) is a potent vasodilator effective in severe hypertension irrespective of the cause. Isolated case reports have been published of hair growth in areas of male pattern baldness in patients treated with oral minoxidil, therefore topical minoxidil has been used for the treatment of alopecia areata and alopecia androgenica, with some success. 

Male pattern baldness ciffects many millions of men and women in the world. Minoxidil, the current over-the-counter treatment for baldness, was discovered quite by accident. It was being used as an oral treatment for high blood pressure, when patients reported hair growth. Now it s usucdly applied topically instead of orally. 

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