A trial is underway in Melbourne to see if an eye-drop remedy could possibly be repurposed as a possible hair regrowth remedy.
Sinclair Dermatology Professor Rod Sinclair is main a trial to research if Latanoprost may assist males who're beginning to lose their hair.
The remedy has been used for glaucoma, which treats eye situations nevertheless many sufferers utilizing it have began reporting an uncommon aspect impact.
"All of the sufferers began to develop lengthy eyelashes and it was a nuisance for them," Professor Sinclair mentioned.
"They really began to complain they really could not put on their glasses anymore as a result of each time they blinked their lashes hit the lens."
Seeing the way it grew eyelashes, Professor Sinclair instructed 9News that it sparked an thought.
"This firm has taken this ingredient and so they have put it into a brand new formulation that penetrates higher into the pores and skin within the hope that it will develop scalp hair," he mentioned.
The trial will recruiting males who've vertex balding, which is lack of hair on the crown.
The members will use the remedy in drop type day by day and should stick with the identical hair model for six months.
"We all know that after we put it on the eyelids it can develop eyelashes," Professor Sinclair mentioned.
"The query we're asking on this trial is whether or not it can additionally develop hair on the scalp the place the hair's quite a bit thicker."