Variations of Hair Follicle Size and Distribution in Different Body Sites

    Nina Otberg, Heike Richter, Hans Schaefer … Jürgen Lademann
    Studysummary This study found that hair follicle characteristics vary significantly across different body sites, with the forehead and calf showing the highest potential follicular reservoirs, challenging previous assumptions about skin appendage distribution.
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