Most Common Patient Hair Questions And Answers
September 2019
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47 / 47 resultsresearch Incidence of Androgenic Dermatologic Side Effects Following Placement of a Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device for Menorrhagia: A Survey-Based Study
This letter highlights that levonorgestrel intrauterine devices may lead to fewer systemic side effects, like acne, compared to its oral administration due to lower systemic levels of progestogens.
research Dermatologic Manifestations of Endocrine Disorders
This review discusses how ophthalmic findings can reveal key endocrine disorders and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the eye's role in diagnosing and managing systemic diseases like diabetes and Graves' ophthalmopathy.
research Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: New Insights and a Call for Action
This article discusses central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, noting its prevalence in women of African descent and highlighting the need for further genetic research to improve treatment options; it reports no new clinical results.
research Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment
This article reviews different types of alopecia, their diagnosis, and treatment options available in a family physician's practice, but it reports no new research findings.
research Platelet-Rich Plasma—An 'Elixir' for Treatment of Alopecia: Personal Experience on 117 Patients with Review of Literature
This article discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma as a supportive treatment for hair loss, emphasizing its potential to enhance hair follicle health and patient satisfaction, but reports no new clinical results.
research Hair Loss Myths: Evaluating Common Misconceptions with Evidence
This review highlights that many common beliefs about hair loss lack strong scientific support and emphasizes directing patients toward proven treatments with established efficacy.
research The Combination of Overweight and Smoking Increases the Severity of Androgenetic Alopecia
This study found that among Caucasian individuals with androgenetic alopecia, being overweight and smoking were associated with greater severity of the condition.
research Androgenetic Alopecia: A Review
This review examines recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of androgenetic alopecia, highlighting two major genetic risk loci, but does not report new clinical findings.
research Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia: Does It Work? Evidence from Meta-Analysis
This meta-analysis suggests that local injection of platelet-rich plasma for androgenic alopecia is associated with an increased number of hairs and some increase in hair thickness, though larger studies are needed for confirmation.
research The Hair Shedding Visual Scale: A Quick Tool to Assess Hair Loss in Women
This study established and validated a visual scale to assess hair shedding in women with thick hair, finding it effective in distinguishing greater hair loss among women with female pattern hair loss compared to those without.
research Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Minoxidil 5% in Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Trichoscopic Evaluation
This study found that platelet-rich plasma was more effective for treating alopecia areata than topical 5% minoxidil, leading to earlier hair regrowth and reduction in hair abnormalities.
research Stress And The Hair Growth Cycle: Cortisol-Induced Hair Growth Disruption
This article discusses the relationship between cortisol, stress, and hair follicle function and highlights oral supplementation with a specific proteoglycan as a promising treatment for stress-related hair growth disorders, but it does not present new clinical results.
research Risk Factors for Premature Hair Graying in Young Turkish Adults
This study found that premature hair graying in young Turkish men and women is associated with emotional stress, alcohol consumption, chronic diseases, and a family history of graying.
research Using Automated Microneedling with Platelet-Rich Plasma for Treating Cicatricial Alopecia, Recalcitrant Alopecia Areata, and Traction Alopecia: Case Report
Microneedling with platelet-rich plasma can improve different types of hair loss.
research Trichodynia: A Review of the Literature
This abstract reviews the symptom of trichodynia, a painful scalp sensation linked to hair loss, and highlights its potential connection to inflammation but reports no new research findings.
research Female Pattern Hair Loss: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Review
This review discusses the clinical, epidemiological, and pathophysiological aspects of female pattern hair loss, reporting no new research findings.
research Epidemiology and Burden of Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Review
This review reports that alopecia areata affects about 2% of people globally and is linked with psychiatric and medical comorbidities, highlighting its significant disease burden.
research Hair Shedding in Women: How Much Is Too Much?
This article discusses hair shedding in women and does not offer new research results; it highlights the need for objective criteria to define excessive hair shedding.
research Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation, Smoking, and Nutrition on Hair
This review discusses environmental factors like UV radiation and smoking that affect hair health and highlights the potential role of nutrition, but it reports no new results.
research Association of Premature Hair Graying with Family History, Smoking, and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study found that smoking, obesity, and family history are significant risk factors for premature hair graying in young men.
research Age-Related Hair Changes in Men: Mechanisms and Management of Alopecia and Graying
This review discusses the mechanisms and treatment strategies for age-related hair changes, such as androgenetic alopecia and hair graying, and reports no new clinical results.
research Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia
This pilot study suggests injecting platelet-derived growth factors into the scalp may offer some clinical benefits for androgenetic alopecia, though further randomized trials are needed for confirmation.
research Phenotype of Normal Hairline Maturation
This article discusses the evolution and variation of hairlines in men and women across different ages, introducing a modeling system to standardize the anatomical description of hairlines, without reporting new experimental findings.
research Premature Graying of Hair: Causes, Associations, and Treatments
This review examines the pathogenesis of premature hair graying and potential treatment avenues, but reports no new experimental outcomes, highlighting ongoing research challenges and hopes for drug development.
research Nutrition and Hair: The Role of Nutrients in Hair Health
This article reviews the impact of nutritional deficiencies on hair health, detailing how they can cause structural abnormalities, pigmentation changes, or hair loss; it presents no new clinical findings.
research Hormonal Changes in Menopause: Do They Contribute to a Midlife Hair Crisis in Women?
This review discusses the influence of menopausal status on hair parameters in women without alopecia, finding significant differences in hair growth rate, percentage anagen, and hair diameter distributions, particularly in the frontal scalp.
research Adolescent Androgenic Alopecia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This review discusses the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent androgenic alopecia and reports no new clinical results.
research Evidence-Based Guideline for the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in Women and Men
This article discusses the development of an evidence-based guideline for treating androgenetic alopecia and reports no new research results.
research Nutrition and Hair Health: The Impact of Nutritional Deficiencies
This review discusses how changes in hair and skin may indicate underlying vitamin deficiencies and emphasizes the need to identify populations at risk for these deficiencies; it reports no new results.
research Alopecia Areata Incognita: A Hypothesis
This article proposes a hypothesis for alopecia areata hair loss patterns and provides epidemiological evidence supporting distinct hair loss characteristics between general cases and those with androgenetic alopecia; it presents no new clinical results.
research Trichodynia Is a Distinguishing Symptom of Telogen Effluvium
This paper highlights trichodynia as a distinguishing symptom of telogen effluvium, but it does not present new clinical findings.
research Photoaggravation of Hair Aging
This review discusses the mechanisms by which sunlight exposure aggravates hair aging and highlights the role of hair pigments in providing photochemical protection, reporting no new results.
research Seasonality of Hair Shedding in Healthy Women Complaining of Hair Loss
This study reports that hair growth and shedding in healthy women show annual seasonal patterns, with the highest shedding in summer and a less pronounced peak in spring.
research The Role of Scalp Dermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Alopecia Areata Incognita
This study found that videodermoscopy reveals distinct dermoscopic features in patients with alopecia areata incognita, aiding in biopsy decisions by identifying the appropriate sampling area and potentially avoiding unnecessary procedures.
research Diversity of Hair Growth Profiles
Different ethnic groups have unique hair growth patterns, with African hair growing slower and less dense, Asian hair growing fast but sparse, and Caucasian hair being densest; men are more likely to experience hair loss than women.
research Androgenetic Alopecia in Children: Report of 20 Cases
In this case series, researchers observed androgenetic alopecia in 20 prepubertal children with a strong genetic predisposition, despite the condition typically not occurring before puberty.
research The Presence of Trichodynia in Patients With Telogen Effluvium and Androgenetic Alopecia
This study found that trichodynia is common among patients with telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia, and it often coexists with psychological issues like depression and anxiety.
research Is Androgenetic Alopecia a Photoaggravated Dermatosis?
This review suggests that androgenetic alopecia may be exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and proposes considering it as a photoaggravated condition requiring photoprotection.
research Hair Pain (Trichodynia): Frequency and Relationship to Hair Loss and Patient Gender
In this study, hair pain (trichodynia) was reported by a significant portion of patients with hair loss, but it did not correlate with the cause or activity of the condition.
research Female Pattern Hair Loss
Hair loss in women is genetic, diagnosed by examination and biopsy, and treated with minoxidil, finasteride, or transplantation.
research Hair Care and Hair Care Products
This study found that bleach treatments significantly increased hair surface roughness and decreased Young's modulus, indicating marked changes in hair's molecular structure which may affect future hair-care product formulation.
research Diffuse Hair Loss: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Hair loss that spreads out can often fix itself or be treated by finding and handling the cause.
research Telogen Effluvium and Trichodynia
Hair loss can cause scalp discomfort.
research Balding Hair Follicle Dermal Papilla Cells Contain Higher Levels of Androgen Receptors Than Those From Non-Balding Scalp
This study found that dermal papilla cells from balding scalp hair follicles have significantly higher levels of androgen receptors than those from non-balding follicles, supporting their in vivo androgen response.
research Ketoconazole Shampoo: Effect of Long-Term Use in Androgenic Alopecia
This study found that 2% ketoconazole shampoo improved hair density and anagen follicle proportion in androgenic alopecia similarly to minoxidil treatment, suggesting a potential role for Malassezia in inflammation.
research Telogen Alopecia Induced by UV Rays
This report describes cases of increased hair loss and scalp sunburns in patients using 3% minoxidil and 0.01% tretinoin, suggesting caution with tretinoin use on sunny days.
research Natural Progression of Male Pattern Baldness in Young Men
Young men with male pattern baldness lose hair density over time without treatment.
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research Hair Loss (Alopecia or Baldness)
This article reviews various aspects of hair and hair loss but does not report new research findings.
research Treatments of Hereditary Hair Loss (Alopecia)
This article discusses the nature and causes of hair loss, including hereditary factors, but reports no new clinical findings.
research Androgenetic Alopecia and Its Remedies: A Review
This review discusses the diagnosis, pathophysiology, growth cycle, and medical treatment of androgenetic alopecia and offers no new clinical results.
research Hair Characteristics and Androgenetic Alopecia in Koreans
This article reviews factors influencing hair growth and treatment options for androgenetic alopecia, but it reports no new clinical results on their effectiveness.
research Disorders of Hair Growth: Diagnosis and Treatment
This review discusses various aspects of hair biology and pathology, including hair growth control, hair loss causes, and scalp conditions, and reports no clinical results.
research Transdermal Viprostol in the Treatment of Male Pattern Baldness
In this study, viprostol was not effective in promoting hair growth for men with androgenetic alopecia over a 24-week period.
research Biology of Scalp Hair Growth
Male pattern baldness is common and can be managed with early intervention.