Therapeutic Efficacy of Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy for Treatment of Alopecia Areata

    July 2022
    Samia Aslam, Tuyiba Ilyas, Shaanfa Kaleem … Attia Tabassum
    Studysummary This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy significantly improved alopecia areata in 27.4% of treated patients after six weeks, with no association between treatment efficacy and factors like age or gender.
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