Recommendations on the Clinical Management of Androgenetic Alopecia: A Consensus Statement From the Spanish Trichology Group of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venererology (AEDV)

Abstract

Androgenetic alopecia can be challenging to treat due to the wide range of available treatments, most of which are not based on evidence from clinical trials. In addition many of the options do not include androgenetic alopecia among the approved indications according to their summaries of product characteristics. A panel of 34 dermatologists from the Spanish Trichology Society of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) used the Delphi method to develop a consensus statement on the management of androgenetic alopecia. Over a 2-round process the experts agreed on 138 (86%) of the 160 proposed items, which were structured into 4 blocks of recommendations: general considerations, pharmacologic treatment, procedures and hair transplant, and special cases. The resulting consensus statement based on expert opinion of the scientific evidence can guide professionals in the routine management of androgenetic alopecia.

Keywords: Alopecia androgénica femenina; Alopecia androgénica masculina; Clinical guidelines; Female pattern baldness; Guía clínica; Hair transplant; Male pattern baldness; Trasplante capilar; Tratamiento; Treatment.