Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia: What the Dermatologist Needs to Know

This commentary discusses platelet-rich plasma for androgenetic alopecia but reports no new research findings.

This expert group provided recommendations for preparing and using platelet-rich plasma in treating androgenetic alopecia, suggesting a manual double-spin method and specific dosing, although further studies on injectable platelet-rich fibrin are needed.

This review provides a detailed overview of the causes, prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of beard alopecia, highlighting conditions such as alopecia areata, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and tinea barbae, and aims to serve as a resource for clinicians handling such cases.

This article discusses the potential role of telocytes in skin regeneration and the need to understand their interaction with platelet-rich plasma, reporting no new experimental results.

This study reviews current methods and emerging approaches to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced hair loss, reporting that evidence-based research is needed to validate effective strategies, which could enhance cancer patients’ quality of life and treatment compliance.