Skin Cancer in Patients Treated With Photobiomodulation for Alopecia: A Retrospective Chart Review

May 2023 in “ Dermatology Online Journal ”

Angela Wipf, Noah Goldfarb, Maria Hordinsky … Ronda S. Farah

photobiomodulation alopecia androgenetic alopecia cutaneous malignancies scalp PBM hair loss skin cancer

Studysummary No increased skin cancer risk was found in alopecia patients treated with photobiomodulation.

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