| abstract |
The present invention provides compositions and methods for promoting hair growth. The methods generally comprise the administration to a patient of a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions of the present invention which employ a vasodilator in combination with estradiol and/or a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. The compositions and methods of the present invention are suitable for the treatment of baldness, in particular, male pattern baldnes. The figure is a sample plot illustrating the readings of a transcutaneous PO2 sensor (mm Hg), PtcO2, versus time of a control subject following release of a scalp tourniquet. |