Using the Follicular Unit Extraction Technique in Treatment of Male Androgenetic Alopecia

This review explores the risk factors, associated comorbidities, and psychological impacts of early-onset androgenetic alopecia, highlighting its complexity and potential implications for treatment response and overall health.

This study observed that one-third of men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia had altered hormonal profiles, which were associated with increased insulin resistance and more severe hair loss.

In this study, researchers introduced the Sanusi FUE Score Scale to better predict and grade the difficulty of follicular unit excision hair transplantation by accounting for diverse hair and skin types, with further validation needed.

This letter discusses hair transplantation in rare secondary cicatricial alopecias and reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that adding Triamcinolone to the local anesthetic solution and administering PRP sessions significantly improved hair transplantation outcomes, with gene expression indicating SRD5A2's role in transplant success.

This review discusses treatment options for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting the need for personalized, evidence-based approaches but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that topical finasteride significantly increased hair count in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo while maintaining similar efficacy to oral finasteride but with lower systemic exposure and a reduced impact on serum DHT levels, potentially minimizing sexual side effects.

This review discusses the evolution of follicular unit extraction techniques for hair transplant, highlighting various devices and methods but reports no clinical results; it emphasizes advancements in tools and techniques over the years.

This study found that men with androgenetic alopecia have different scalp biophysical characteristics in androgen-sensitive areas compared to non-sensitive areas and healthy controls.

Tracking invalid extraction rates can improve hair transplant outcomes by assessing surgeon skill.

This review discusses the pharmacology and safety of topical finasteride for treating androgenetic alopecia and female pattern hair loss, noting positive results but reporting no new clinical findings.

This study found that both FUE and FUT methods are equally effective in producing high-quality hair grafts, with FUE offering the advantage of less noticeable scarring compared to FUT.

This article reviews factors affecting follicular unit extraction, emphasizing the need to tailor procedures to individual patient characteristics, but reports no new experimental findings.

This article discusses potential complications in surgical hair restoration and emphasizes the importance of both patient and physician actions in minimizing these risks; it reports no new results.

This review discusses the evolution and current practices of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) in hair restoration surgery, reporting comparable patient outcomes to Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), though noting controversies in its adoption.

This article reviews recent advancements in hair transplantation techniques, particularly follicular unit transplantation, and suggests an expansion of its applications beyond male pattern hair loss, but reports no new results.

This article discusses current methods in facial feminization surgery for transsexual women and reports no new clinical results, focusing instead on various surgical techniques used to feminize facial features.

This review discusses recent surgical and medical advancements in hair restoration techniques but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia in Chinese men and women was lower than in Caucasians and similar to that in Koreans.

This article reviews the role of diet in various skin disorders and suggests that dietary changes may aid in managing certain conditions, though it reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses the methodology, limitations, and advantages of Follicular Unit Extraction in hair transplantation without providing new clinical results.

This article reviews the historical developments in understanding and treating male pattern hair loss, emphasizing the role of dihydrotestosterone and 5α-reductase inhibitors, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study found no significant genetic association between the 5α-reductase enzyme genes and male pattern baldness, suggesting a polygenic etiology rather than simple inheritance.

This study found that 4 weeks of finasteride treatment significantly decreased DHT levels in bald scalp to levels similar to hair-containing scalp in men with male pattern baldness.