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    April 2009 in “ Dermatologic surgery ”
    Tien Yi Tzung, Ching Yin Chen, Fu Jen Kao, Wen Chieh Chen
    TLDR Infrared light might help treat stubborn alopecia areata.
    The document discussed the use of infrared irradiation as an adjuvant therapy for recalcitrant alopecia areata. The study was conducted by researchers from various departments in Taiwan, including the Department of Dermatology at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital and the Institute of Biophotonics at National Yang-Ming University. The findings suggested that infrared irradiation could potentially serve as a supplementary treatment for patients with alopecia areata who did not respond to conventional therapies. However, specific details about the study's methodology, sample size, and results were not provided in the summary.
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