Evaluation of Clinical and Trichoscopic Features of Androgenetic Alopecia and Its Relation with Disease Severity
August 2019
in “
Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology
”
TLDR PFD patch helps laser tattoo removal, trichoscopy diagnoses AGA, and serum boosts SOD activity.
The first document is about a study that evaluated the safety and efficacy of a perfluorodecalin (PFD) patch for laser tattoo removal. The study found that the PFD patch may provide benefit during laser treatment by decreasing thermal exposure to the skin and limiting particle emissions into the air. The second document is a study that examined the clinical and trichoscopic features of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in Turkish patients and their relations with disease severity. The study found that trichoscopy is useful for the diagnosis of AGA, but further studies need to be done. The third document is a study that evaluated the efficacy of a serum containing melatonin, vitamin C, and associations in increasing the endogenous production of the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) in culture of human keratinocytes. The study found that the serum formulation containing melatonin, vitamin C, and associations was able to promote up to 122% increase in SOD activity compared with the basal control group.