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The effectiveness of alternative treatments for alopecia areata is uncertain and needs more research.

This study found that Oriental medicine treatment, including acupuncture and herbs, improved hair growth and appearance in men with androgenetic alopecia, according to both patient and investigator assessments.

This study outlines trichodynia, a painful scalp condition often linked with various types of alopecia and psychiatric disorders, noting the absence of specific treatments and highlighting the need for further research on therapeutic options.

This study found that subcutaneous administration of Botulinum toxin type A significantly reduced histamine-induced itch intensity and neurogenic inflammation in human skin compared to saline.

This study describes a new condition called scalp dysesthesia in 11 women, most of whom experienced symptom improvement with low-dose antidepressants.

This study found that subjective scalp sensations like hurting and burning are common among alopecia patients, with burning in particular showing a significant association with psychological distress in patients with lichen planopilaris and androgenetic alopecia, suggesting a potential psychoneuroinflammatory pathway.

This study found that aquapuncture analgesia using chili pepper decoction resulted in more complete wound healing and increased hair growth compared to distal paravertebral nerve block in goats after exploratory laparotomy.

This case study from Dr. Batra’s discusses how individualized homeopathic management guided by miasmatic understanding may offer long-term relief for a young male patient with alopecia areata and recurrent urticaria, suggesting an alternative to conventional treatments that often result in relapses and side effects.

This systematic review found that anxiety disorders are significantly more prevalent among patients with various psychodermatoses compared to the general population.

This paper proposes a new framework combining physiotherapy and herbal medicine to address scalp disorders, suggesting that this integrative approach may improve outcomes by not only alleviating symptoms but also addressing root causes more effectively than current pharmaceutical treatments.

This editorial reviews the concept of central sensitization and central sensitivity syndromes, discussing their potential role linking various chronic conditions, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This study demonstrated that allopregnanolone administration caused significant scratching in atopic dermatitis mice, and ethanol-induced scratching may be linked to increased brain allopregnanolone levels.

This review of literature on complementary and alternative medical therapies for pediatric asthma found mixed evidence, highlighting potential promise in treatments like ivy leaf extract and massage, but inconclusive or unsupported effects for others such as homeopathy and dietary modifications.

This study found that people with androgenic alopecia, particularly women, are more prone to anxiety and depression, often adopting avoidant coping strategies, which are linked to emotional and psychological impacts rather than clinical severity.

In this study of 93 patients, adding pantohematogen to a treatment regimen for androgenetic alopecia led to greater improvements in scalp microcirculation, psychoemotional status, hemoglobin levels, and hair restoration compared to a group receiving scalp physiotherapy.

This review discusses the relationship between allergies and alopecia areata, highlighting potential roles for anti-allergy and desensitization therapies, but reports no new clinical results.

This case study reported that homeopathic treatment focusing on emotional stress and immune support led to positive outcomes in a patient with alopecia totalis following emotional trauma, suggesting a potential benefit of addressing both physical and emotional factors.

In this pilot study, cryotherapy using a device that precisely controls cooling duration improved hair regrowth for patchy alopecia areata when applied for 20 seconds with two freeze-thaw cycles, similar to standard triamcinolone acetonide injections, but not when applied for 10 seconds.

In this case study, the combination of microneedling and intradermal therapy was observed to effectively stimulate hair growth and improve hair density in a menopausal woman with androgenetic alopecia, resulting in enhanced self-esteem and cosmetic satisfaction.

This article describes the use of Croton tiglum seeds and Zingiber officianalis extract in treating alopecia areata with significant results, but does not report new clinical findings.

This study reports that thermography and high-frequency ultrasound show promise as diagnostic tools for personalizing treatment plans in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis vulgaris by assessing skin lesion characteristics.

This article highlights the psycho-affective risks associated with aesthetic medical procedures and stresses the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve care in this field, but reports no new clinical results.

This case study reports successful regression of alopecia areata in a female patient through DPCP immunotherapy supported by oral antihistamines and topical corticosteroids, suggesting indirect antihistamine effects on allergic inflammation may contribute to improvement.

In this study, 62.1% of Korean patients with chronic dermatologic diseases reported using complementary and alternative medicine, though many were dissatisfied with the results.

This review discusses the shared biological mechanisms between allergy and autoimmunity, emphasizing pruritus as a central symptom in psychophysiological dermatoses, and reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the relationship between stress and skin disorders, highlighting psychodermatoses and recommending mind-body techniques and collaborative care involving dermatology, psychiatry, and psychology, without reporting new clinical results.

This study concluded that catgut embedment combined with moxibustion and bloodletting may be more effective than finasteride for treating androgenic alopecia, possibly due to reductions in testosterone and the testosterone/estradiol ratio.

This study identified that the MC-5-HT-HTR2A axis plays a role in chronic pruritus in a mouse model of SADBE-induced allergic contact dermatitis, suggesting potential for therapeutic targeting.