April 2024 in “MRIMS journal of health sciences” This study observed that autologous growth factor concentrate combined with topical minoxidil significantly improved hair growth and patient satisfaction in individuals with androgenic alopecia, with no adverse effects reported.
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September 2017 in “Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal” This article discusses the early development of hair follicles with a focus on the formation of epidermal thickenings called placodes, reporting no new experimental results.
March 2022 in “Hair transplant forum international” In this study, a treatment combining fractional 1927nm laser with a growth factor serum was found to increase hair density and diameter in patients with androgenic alopecia over six months, without side effects, and three treatments at 4-weekly intervals were deemed most effective.
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May 2019 in “Cells” This review discusses the advancements in intraoperative stem cell therapies and highlights their potential to improve hair regrowth, but it reports no new clinical results.
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September 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that vascular endothelial growth factor may protect hair follicle stem cells from androgen-induced apoptosis in androgenic alopecia patients via the PI3K/Akt pathway.