12 citations
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January 2021 in “Springer eBooks” 
14 citations
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March 2019 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses hair restoration procedures for transgender patients undergoing gender transformation surgery and describes the authors' surgical approach but reports no clinical outcomes.
15 citations
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Women's Dermatology” This review discusses clinical presentations and interventions for alopecia in women of color, highlighting the importance of early recognition and treatment but providing no new clinical results.
54 citations
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May 2018 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that low-level laser therapy was the most effective non-surgical treatment for androgenetic alopecia, although the overall quality of evidence supporting various therapies was generally low.
29 citations
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Trichology” This meta-analysis reported that platelet-rich plasma injections for androgenetic alopecia may increase hair number and thickness locally, but further studies are needed to establish their overall effectiveness.
17 citations
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November 2017 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses advancements in hair restoration, highlighting the use of robotics and follicular unit extraction along with adjuvant therapies like platelet-rich plasma, but presents no new clinical findings.
June 2017 in “JPRAS Open” This case report describes a successful hair transplant surgery using the follicular unit extraction method to restore a bald area following scalp tumor resection and skin grafting, highlighting its utility in such complex cases.
178 citations
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April 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This systematic review and meta-analysis found that minoxidil, finasteride, and low-level laser light therapy significantly improve hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia, while minoxidil is also effective for women, compared to placebo.
64 citations
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March 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This meta-analysis suggests that local injection of platelet-rich plasma for androgenic alopecia is associated with an increased number of hairs and some increase in hair thickness, though larger studies are needed for confirmation.
18 citations
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May 2016 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study found that body hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction was effective and resulted in high satisfaction among selected patients with limited scalp donor hair.
13 citations
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September 2015 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article discusses the potential use of nape and peri-auricular hair for creating softer hairlines in transplants and reports no clinical results; the authors highlight concerns about their permanency.
17 citations
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August 2015 in “Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy” This article discusses the social and psychological impact of hair disorders and the challenges in their treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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May 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” The microstrip technique for hair transplantation is effective and discreet for patients needing fewer than 1500 grafts.
2 citations
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May 2015 in “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” In this study, a case of delayed hair follicle extraction over three days showed acceptable hair growth after five months, suggesting that follicles can remain viable outside the body for several days.
25 citations
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September 2014 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that hair transplantation using round grafts improved hair growth in African American women with end-stage CCCA, showing no postoperative scarring in the donor or recipient areas.
41 citations
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September 2014 in “JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses current medical and surgical treatments for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting the use of finasteride and minoxidil for men and the role of hair transplantation techniques, without providing new clinical results.
53 citations
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March 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The document explains different types of hair loss, their causes, and treatments, and suggests future research areas.
February 2014 in “PubMed” This review reports that treatment recommendations for cicatricial alopecia remain challenging due to its rarity, unclear etiology, lack of a definitive therapy, and limited drug availability in Italy, while established regimens exist for other types of alopecia.
28 citations
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July 2013 in “Journal of Craniofacial Surgery” In this study, hair follicle transplantation on scars showed varied success rates, with burn scars achieving better results than incision scars, and often requiring multiple procedures for optimal outcomes.
32 citations
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November 2012 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article reviews advancements in hair restoration, highlighting improvements in surgical techniques and patient satisfaction, but reports no new clinical results.
12 citations
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June 2012 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplantation effectively treated a woman's patchy hair loss when other treatments failed.
101 citations
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January 2012 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that androgenetic alopecia significantly harms quality of life, particularly in younger patients, those with more severe or long-term alopecia, and those who have sought non-medical hair care.
5 citations
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December 2011 in “Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This case study reports successful hair transplantation using micrografts and minigrafts to camouflage a free osteocutaneous mandibular flap reconstruction, resulting in high patient satisfaction.
25 citations
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May 2011 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” This study reported that follicular unit extraction using nonhead hair sources like the chest or beard may successfully restore hair density and achieve aesthetically pleasing results in severely bald men with limited head donor hair.
20 citations
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December 2010 in “Burns” This study found that longitudinal partial follicular unit transplantation may be an effective method for regenerating hair follicles and achieving satisfactory cosmetic outcomes in patients with facial and scalp burns, while preserving the donor area.
22 citations
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August 2010 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” This study suggests that reconstructive methods for burn alopecia should be tailored to the conditions of the scarring, with scalp extension and expansion recommended only for large, poor-quality alopecia due to a high complication rate.
8 citations
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March 2009 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study found that the "flying-wings" expanded scalp flap technique effectively restored hemiscalp defects in children following burns, achieving pleasing aesthetic results and proper hair growth direction with minimal complications.
10 citations
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May 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study observed that densely packed follicular unit grafts using the lateral slit technique have high growth rates, even at 72 grafts/cm², contradicting previous findings with older methods.
4 citations
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February 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplant surgery successfully restored a woman's pubic hair, improving her appearance and satisfaction.
3 citations
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December 2007 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplantation successfully restored a woman's pubic hair with natural-looking results and few complications.
6 citations
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July 2007 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article discusses techniques for correcting hairline deformities after face lift procedures using follicular unit implantation, but it reports no clinical results.
10 citations
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January 2007 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The study reported that using polyamide hair fiber implants may be an effective adjunctive treatment for scalp scars, with most patients experiencing no complications.
5 citations
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November 2006 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study suggested that pubic hair transplantation surgery can effectively address feelings of inferiority in patients with pubic atrichosis or hypotrichosis, achieving a mean graft survival rate of 73.6%.
251 citations
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October 2006 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery/PSEF CD journals” In this study, platelet plasma growth factors from patients' autologous plasma improved follicular unit yield in baldness surgery by 15.1% compared to control areas.
15 citations
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June 2006 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” This study found that follicular unit transplantation using specific techniques may improve the natural appearance of transplanted hair in patients with male-pattern hair loss.
7 citations
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February 2006 in “Psychological Reports” In this study, men with early-stage hereditary hair loss reported greater psychological distress at the discovery of hair loss than at later stages.
20 citations
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August 2005 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This case study reported that an experimental hair transplant provided eight months of relief from eyebrow alopecia areata for a patient previously unresponsive to standard medical therapy, with ongoing manageable results using intralesional cortisone.
44 citations
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July 2005 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Hair transplantation successfully treated a woman's hair loss caused by a tight ponytail.
30 citations
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August 2004 in “British Journal of Plastic Surgery” This case study reports that a patient with extensive scalp scarring achieved an excellent cosmetic result when transplanted chest hair grew from an average of 4 cm at transplant to 15 cm after 18 months.
4 citations
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November 2003 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” This study reports successful restoration of congenital pubic alopecia using tissue transfers from the temporoparietal scalp, noting significant hair growth in the transplanted tissue.
11 citations
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August 2003 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This study reports that various surgical techniques for scalp reconstruction in children with hair loss at the Hair Clinic Poznan resulted in very good aesthetic outcomes and minimized complications.
6 citations
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August 2003 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study describes a method of hair restoration using large numbers of follicular micrografts and minigrafts, achieving natural-looking results in 1 or 2 sessions with minimal complications.
This study found that dense-packing hair grafting is a simple, safe, and effective method for restoring scarring alopecia, with high patient satisfaction and significant graft survival rates reported.
7 citations
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March 2002 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article describes techniques for hair restoration surgery, including using intradermal sutures for donor area closure and employing the retroauricular ellipse from a facelift as a donor site, but reports no new clinical results.
5 citations
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March 2000 in “PubMed” This study found that hair implantation using a biocompatible polyamide fiber resulted in very satisfactory improvements with a low rate of adverse events among 196 patients.
11 citations
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January 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The researchers reported that using extenders during scalp reductions increased effectiveness by 30 to 86% and prevented "stretch-back" in subsequent procedures.
50 citations
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December 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, 42% of healthy men aged 18-49 showed moderate to extensive male pattern hair loss, with prevalence increasing significantly with age.
