We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Efficacy of 2.5 mg oral biotin versus 5% topical minoxidil in increasing nail growth rate.
- Authors
Garbers, Luiz Eduardo Fabrício de Melo; Miola, Anna Carolina; Dias, Pedro Colli Rocha; Miot, Luciane Donida Bartoli; Miot, Helio Amante; Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde
- Abstract
Efficacy of 2.5 mg oral biotin versus 5% topical minoxidil in increasing nail growth rate We evaluated the efficacy of 5% topical minoxidil and 2.5 mg oral biotin in increasing the NGR of the fingernails in healthy adults for 28 days, and we correlated the NGR with gender, age and onychophagy. The fingernail growth rate (NGR) is approximately 3 mm/month and varies according to sex, age, labour activities, systemic diseases, seasonality, dominant hand and trauma.1 The slow growth of nails may have functional and cosmetic impact, such as nail fragility and delayed renewal of the nail plate.2 Few studies have evaluated pharmacological interventions to increase NGR.
- Subjects
ONYCHOMYCOSIS; NAIL diseases; MINOXIDIL; BIOTIN; NAILS (Anatomy)
- Publication
Experimental Dermatology, 2021, Vol 30, Issue 9, p1322
- ISSN
0906-6705
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/exd.14316