Bubble Hair and the Usefulness of Trichoscopy

October 2020 in “ Dermatology Practical & Conceptual ”

Aurora Alessandrini, Michela Starace, Francesca Bruni, Bianca Maria Piraccini

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Studysummary This abstract reviews the bubble hair abnormality caused by high-temperature styling tools and reports no new experimental results.

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