Efficacy of Ablative Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Alone and Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia

June 2023 in “ QJM: An International Journal of Medicine ”

Aya Galal, A. A. Afify, Taghreed Mohamed Nabil, M H El Samahy

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Studysummary This study found that combining fractional CO2 laser treatment with platelet-rich plasma led to a statistically significant improvement in hair regrowth for male androgenetic alopecia, compared to using the laser treatment alone. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

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