The Most Efficient Follicular Regenerating Unit and the Smallest Follicular Regenerating Unit: Potential Treatments for Hair Loss

July 2009 in “ Medical hypotheses ”

Sen Wang, Yu Liu, JI Ying-chang, Cheng Huang Lin, Cheng Man, Xiaoxuan Zheng

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Studysummary This article discusses hair transplant techniques and hypothesizes that smaller regenerating units within hair follicles may allow for one-to-many transplantation, potentially increasing hair numbers for those with hair loss, but reports no new experimental results.

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