A Prospective Real-World Study Evaluating Serum Levels of Arginine and Cysteine in Women With Chronic Telogen Effluvium: Do We Really Need Blanket Prescription of Amino Acid Supplementation?

November 2022 in “ Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”

Damini Arora, Pooja Arora, Parul Goyal, Purnima Paliwal, Kabir Sardana

arginine cysteine chronic telogen effluvium amino acid supplementation

TLDR Amino acid supplements may not be necessary for all women with chronic hair loss.

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