Wound Healing
February 2003
in “
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
”
male pattern baldness temporal peak regions fine hairs hair restoration surgery alopecia areata nerve function lesions parasitic infections psychosomatic stress autoimmune thyroid disorders pathogenesis hair fiber damage permanent hair dye cuticular swelling degeneration baldness hair loss hair transplant hair surgery hair damage hair dye hair coloring
TLDR Fine hairs improve male pattern baldness treatment, alopecia areata causes remain unknown, and hair can recover from dye damage over time.
The document summarizes three articles related to hair health and treatment. The first article by Brandy DA discusses a method for evaluating and treating male pattern baldness in the temporal peak regions, emphasizing the importance of using fine hairs for aesthetically pleasing results and recommending that hair restoration surgery evaluations include these areas. The second article by Sehgal VN and Jain S reviews the history of alopecia areata, its mysterious causes, and various theories proposed over the centuries, including nerve function lesions, parasitic infections, psychosomatic stress, and autoimmune thyroid disorders, with the pathogenesis still intriguing to the medical profession. The third article by Ahn HJ and Lee WS presents an ultrastructural study of hair fiber damage and restoration following permanent hair dye use, showing initial cuticular swelling and degeneration with gradual improvement over 8 weeks, suggesting hair can return to its precoloring state.
