Adverse Reaction to Isotretinoin: Alteration of the Hair Shaft Structure
January 2022
in “
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
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TLDR Isotretinoin can rarely cause hair to grow curly.
The document reported a rare case of a patient treated with isotretinoin for acne vulgaris who experienced changes in hair texture, specifically new growing curly hair. While changes in hair shape, color, and texture were known to occur during therapy with oral retinoids, modifications in hair fiber curvature induced by isotretinoin were extremely rare.
