18 citations
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April 1989 in “Clinics in Dermatology”
This study found that using an argon gas-based system for intralesional cryotherapy significantly reduced keloid scar volume, improved scar quality, and resulted in low recurrence rates after 12 months.
This study found that liquidnitrogencryotherapy significantly improved alopecia areata in 27.4% of treated patients after six weeks, with no association between treatment efficacy and factors like age or gender.
This study found that liquidnitrogencryotherapy resulted in good responses in 33% of patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata, although nearly 30% showed no response.
8 citations
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February 2022 in “Dermatologic Therapy”
This study found that both fractional CO2 laser and cryotherapy were effective and safe treatments for alopecia areata, with the CO2 laser showing somewhat better results.
Minoxidil requires at least 6 months to show results and may not work for everyone. Combining it with Finasteride can improve outcomes, but stopping Minoxidil can result in losing any regrowth.