Use of Facial Care Products and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Coincidence or True Association?

    July 2021 in “ The Journal of Dermatology ”
    Waroonphan Leecharoen, Kanchalit Thanomkitti, Rattapon Thuangtong … Kanokvalai Kulthanan
    Studysummary This study in Asian females found that higher use of moisturizers and sunscreen among FFA patients may reflect appearance concerns rather than indicating a direct link to the disease mechanism.
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