February 2024 in “Health Sciences” This review discusses the non-cosmetic uses of botulinum neurotoxin A, including its effectiveness for idiopathic hyperhidrosis and potential use for androgenic alopecia, and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight the need for more clinical trials.
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February 2021 in “Toxins” This review concluded that botulinum toxins have various potential off-label uses for dermatological conditions, but further research is needed to fully establish their efficacy and safety in these applications.
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January 2022 in “Dermatology” This review reports a notably higher prevalence and severity of alexithymia among dermatology patients than healthy controls, suggesting its consideration may enhance treatment outcomes and quality of life.
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September 2015 in “Journal of Vascular Surgery” This study found that chemical lumbar sympathectomy with 5% phenol effectively treated idiopathic livedo reticularis in most patients, offering a potential long-lasting solution with repeatable efficacy upon recurrence.
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June 2023 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study observed that inflammatory AIGA is associated with sweat duct inflammation and sweat coil atrophy, while non-inflammatory AIGA involves only sweat coil atrophy, suggesting distinct pathological features between the two.