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Evaluation Of Efficacy And Safety Of Scalp Threading With Polydioxanone (Pdo) Monofilament Threads In The Treatment Of Male Androgenetic Alopecia, Abdel Kareem Im, Ibrahim Mk, Mahmoud E. Sherif

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Male pattern baldness, known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA), is progressive hair loss. The degree of severity, age at onset, and location of hair loss of this polygenetic condition were varied. Polydioxanone (PDO) threads were used for facial rejuvenation, and becoming increasingly popular in hair growth. Aim: to determine polydioxanone monofilamet threads for male patients with crown baldness (vertex androgenetic alopecia) are safe and effective. Subject and Material: In this pilot study, 7 male AGA patients experiencing crown hair (stage III-vertex androgenetic alopecia by the Norwood-Hamilton scale). Polydioxanone monofilament threads were inserted into the dermal layer of the crown, or …