Antimalarial agents are effective for LPP, and intralesional steroids are effective for FFA.
Follicular unit grafting is a procedure used to treat hair loss, where small hair grafts are placed into the scalp, with future treatments likely to involve smaller incisions and cell-based therapies.
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