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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2024 Jul-Aug;99(4):581-584.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2023.07.008. Epub 2024 Apr 30.

Efficacy of 5% topical minoxidil versus 5 mg oral biotin versus topical minoxidil and oral biotin on hair growth in men: randomized, crossover, clinical trial

Flávia de Oliveira Valentim  1 , Anna Carolina Miola  1 , Hélio Amante Miot  1 , Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Efficacy of 5% topical minoxidil versus 5 mg oral biotin versus topical minoxidil and oral biotin on hair growth in men: randomized, crossover, clinical trial

Flávia de Oliveira Valentim et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2024 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Flowchart of the proposed interventions, as well as the sequence of steps performed during the study, with the randomization of the order of interventions being performed prior to the beginning of the activities for each participant.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The same hair shafts’ length analyzed before (A) and after (B) 36 hours to obtain hair growth speed. * Ten individual shafts were measured in each picture, for each intervention.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The hairs covering scalp area analyzed before (A) and after (D) 36-hours to obtain hair growth speed. * (A) Picture obtained before initially. (B) Picture A with median filtering. (C) Segmentation of the hairs from the initial picture in A. (D) Picture obtained 38-hours after A of the same area. (E) Picture D with median filtering. (F) Segmentation of the hairs from the initial picture in D.
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