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What is your approach for dosing regimen and threshold for initiating oral dutasteride or finasteride in patients with active lichen planopilaris, and what outcomes have you observed regarding disease stabilization?

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Dermatology · University of Pennsylvania
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0.5 mg daily of dutasteride>>2.5-5 mg daily of finasteride. It usually takes 6-9 months to see an effect, but I have seen reduction/slowing of hair loss and some reduction in erythema.

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