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Rajput Cyclical nutritional therapy clinical trial

A A

B B

Figure 5: A: folliscope measurement of hair density before starting Figure 7: A: temporal receding and thinning in female patient day
treatment; B: folliscope measurement of hair density after 4 months one before starting the treatment; B: hair regrowth over temporal
of nutritional correction and 2% minoxidil area after 4 months of 2% minoxidil and nutritional treatment

improvement in density was 10% and the average
A calibre improved by 8%. At the end of 1 year follow-
up, the density had improved 16% and calibre had
improved 12%. There were 31% patients with no
change in density or calibre at 6 months. This number
reduced to 26% non-responders at the end of 1 year
follow-up in women.

Villus hair count
Villus hair counts were recorded initially and compared
over 2-month intervals for 1 year. The minimum and
maximum villus hair counts for both the treatment
groups initially were between 12-35%, these reduced
B to between 5-24% at 4 months. The average counts
again raised to 15-28% at 8 months and remained 10-
21% at the end of 1 year. Villus hair counts in control
groups initially were between 14-38% and changed
marginally at 11-40% at the end of 8 months and were
between 16-34% at the end of one year.

Global photography
The overall rating in the control groups for both men
and women were similar. The grading in the control
group which started as no change at 2-4 months,
improved to a noticeable change in 56% patients by
Figure 6: A: female pattern frontal hair loss day one before starting the end of 1 year but none could be rated as good
the treatment; B: hair regrowth over frontal area after 6 months of 2%
minoxidil and nutritional correction improvement. While the rating in the treatment groups
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