September 201516
Platelet-rich plasma injections increased hair density in pattern hair loss in a randomized placebo-controlled trial, while 5% minoxidil foam stabilized density and coverage in frontotemporal and vertex areas. Nape and peri-auricular FUE grafts created natural hairlines with satisfaction sustained at 4.6 years. Spironolactone in women was reported effective for female pattern hair loss. Emerging pattern hair loss therapies included prostaglandin-targeting drugs, low-level light therapy, PRP and robotic transplantation. Hair pain during chemotherapy or tamoxifen was more common and intense with chemotherapy, resolving by week 11. Targeted anticancer therapies carried 14.7% alopecia incidence, highest with vismodegib. Scalp cooling did not prevent radiotherapy-induced alopecia. Intralesional triamcinolone with topical steroids or minoxidil was recommended first-line for alopecia areata, with referral for refractory cases.
- The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Hair Regrowth: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial In a randomized placebo-controlled half-head trial, PRP injections increased hair density by 45.9 hairs/cm² in pattern hair loss, with no major side effects.
- Use of Nape and Peri-Auricular Hair by Follicular Unit Extraction to Create Soft Hairlines and Temples: My Experience With 128 Patients In 128 patients, nape and peri-auricular FUE grafts created natural hairlines with satisfaction of 8.3/10, sustained at 4.6 years.
- Effect of minoxidil topical foam on frontotemporal and vertex androgenetic alopecia in men: a 104‐week open‐label clinical trial In a 104-week open-label trial, 5% minoxidil foam stabilized hair density and coverage in frontotemporal and vertex areas with good tolerability.
- Demographics of women with female pattern hair loss and the effectiveness of spironolactone therapy A study reports demographics and spironolactone effectiveness in women with female pattern hair loss.
- Emerging Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia. A review covers emerging pattern hair loss treatments including prostaglandin-targeting drugs, low-level light therapy, PRP, and robotic transplantation.
- Evaluation of trichodynia (hair pain) during chemotherapy or tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer patients In 34 breast cancer patients, hair pain and pruritus were more common and intense with chemotherapy than tamoxifen, resolving by week 11.
- Alopecia in patients treated with molecularly targeted anticancer therapies A meta-analysis found targeted cancer therapies carry 14.7% overall alopecia incidence, highest with vismodegib (57%), lowest with bortezomib (2%).
- No prevention of radiotherapy-induced alopecia by scalp cooling Scalp cooling did not prevent radiotherapy-induced alopecia.
- Alopecia areata: Part 2: treatment. A review for family physicians recommends intralesional triamcinolone with topical steroids or minoxidil as first-line alopecia areata treatment, with referral for refractory cases.
- Extensive Hair-Shaft Elongation by Isolated Mouse Whisker Follicles in Very Long-Term Gelfoam® Histoculture Isolated mouse whisker follicles in Gelfoam histoculture grew hair shafts for weeks and stayed intact to day 63, offering a long-term model for testing hair-growth agents.
- Commentary on: Use of Nape and Peri-Auricular Hair by Follicular Unit Extraction to Create Soft Hairlines and Temples: My Experience with 128 Patients: Figure 1. A commentary discusses using nape and peri-auricular hair for natural hairlines, noting its artistry but limited routine use.
- Quantitative Evaluation of Female Pattern Hair Loss in Chinese Women A computer-aided imaging system quantified female pattern hair loss in 38 Chinese women, correlating with Savin staging.
- The role of lymphocytes in the development and treatment of alopecia areata A review describes how CD8+ T lymphocytes drive alopecia areata development and may reveal new treatment approaches.
- Selected Disorders of Skin Appendages—Acne, Alopecia, Hyperhidrosis A review covers pathophysiology and treatments of hyperhidrosis, acne, alopecia areata, pattern hair loss, and telogen effluvium.
- Is platelet-rich plasma effective in the treatment of alopecia areata? A trial asks whether platelet-rich plasma is effective for alopecia areata.
- Development of a Model for Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: Profiling of Histological Changes in Human Hair Follicles after Chemotherapy