Emerging Nonsteroid-Based Procedural Therapies for Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Review

    August 2019 in “ Dermatologic surgery ”
    Mark Marchitto, Anas Sarwar Qureshi, Dustin H. Marks … Alison Ehrlich
    Studysummary This review covers nonsteroid-based therapies for alopecia areata, finding potential in PRP, UVR, and laser treatments, but highlights a lack of high-quality evidence for their efficacy.
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