Miniaturized Hairs Maintain Contact With the Arrector Pili Muscle in Alopecia Areata but Not in Androgenetic Alopecia: A Model for Reversible Miniaturization and Potential for Hair Regrowth

    July 2012 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”
    Anousha Yazdabadi, David A. Whiting, Nicholas W Rufaut, Robert Sinclair
    Studysummary This study found that loss of contact between the arrector pili muscle and the hair follicle bulge may explain why hair loss in male and female pattern baldness is largely irreversible, unlike in alopecia areata.
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