Inventors:
Shikha P. Barman - Bedford MA, US
William D. Ju - Mendham NJ, US
Scott C. Kellogg - Mattapoisett MA, US
Stephen M. Prouty - Doylestown PA, US
Eric Schweiger - New York NY, US
Seth Lederman - New York NY, US
Mary Osbakken - Philadelphia PA, US
Alan D. Schinazi - Providence RI, US
International Classification:
A61M 37/00, A61K 38/48
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods of treating baldness, treating alopecia, promoting hair growth, and/or promoting hair follicle development and/or activation or stimulation on an area of the skin of a subject (for example, a human) by subjecting said area of the skin to integumental perturbation. Integumental perturbation can be used in combination with other treatments for promoting hair growth. The invention provides devices for integumental perturbation for promoting hair growth, and provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination with integumental perturbation for promoting hair growth.