Topical dutasteride with microneedling in treatment of male androgenetic alopecia

NADA, ESSAMELDIN ABDELAZIZ; El Sharkawy, Reham Ezz El-Dawla; Abd El- Maged, Wafaa Mohamed; Abo Elmagd, Marwa A.

doi:10.21608/smj.2018.42083

Topical dutasteride with microneedling in treatment of male androgenetic alopecia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department, OF DERMATOLOGY, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine , sohag university.

² Departments of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

³ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

10.21608/smj.2018.42083

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