September 2023 in “Medicina-lithuania” The study suggests that analyzing DNA can help treat hair loss, but more research is needed.
August 2023 in “Dermatology and Therapy” Imiquimod can cause rare skin side effects, some irreversible, and long-term follow-up is important for users.
April 2023 in “Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association” Male pattern hair loss can cause significant emotional distress for men.
January 2022 in “Springer eBooks” Fibroblast growth factors are crucial for hair follicle development and regeneration.
October 2021 in “Cosmoderma” Hair loss can be managed with treatments like minoxidil, finasteride, and others, but there are still gaps in effectiveness and off-label usage is increasing.
Male pattern baldness is a common hair loss in men caused by genetics and hormones, with treatments including drugs, hair transplants, and hair loss products.
Targeting CXXC5 and GSK-3β may help treat male pattern baldness.
Natural products may help treat hair loss by promoting hair growth with fewer side effects.
November 2022 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” Immune activities and specific genes are important in male pattern baldness.
33 citations,
January 2002 Latanoprost, a glaucoma drug, showed potential for promoting hair growth in bald monkeys, especially at higher doses.
18 citations,
January 1998 in “Endocrine” RU58841, a nonsteroidal anti-androgen, showed potential as a topical treatment for hair loss, increasing hair density, thickness, and length without systemic side effects in Stumptailed Macaques.
8 citations,
December 1996 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Both ASR I and ASR II are effective scalp reduction techniques, with ASR I creating finer scars and ASR II removing more bald area and reducing stretch-back.
4 citations,
December 1992 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” The modified S pattern for scalp reduction is effective for removing more bald scalp and hiding scars in hair restoration.
3 citations,
April 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Laser hair removal can be an effective last-resort treatment for men with stubborn Alopecia Areata who want to be uniformly bald.
1 citations,
November 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Most bald men don't protect their scalp from the sun, and doctors should encourage prevention.
3 citations,
September 1992 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” The conclusion is that modifying scalp lifting surgery by cutting one occipital artery and making other changes reduces complications and improves outcomes for patients with severe hair loss.
16 citations,
October 1979 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” Scalp reduction surgery successfully reduced baldness and improved self-image in a burn victim before hair transplantation.
21 citations,
August 1991 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” Using tissue expanders and hyaluronidase in scalp reduction surgery allows for more scalp removal and easier surgery.
10 citations,
March 2007 in “Dermatology” Sex-determining genes may affect male baldness.
November 2005 in “Reactions Weekly” A man treated with gefitinib for lung cancer grew new hair on his bald scalp.
28 citations,
August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” Body and beard hair can be used for hair restoration in severely bald patients, but the technique is complex and costly.
May 2022 in “Hair transplant forum international” Hair restoration should include the parietal eminence area for better balance in frontal and lateral profiles and to improve the head's contours.
18 citations,
August 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Estrogen therapy helped regrow hair in a bald man.
January 2022 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” A man with total hair loss developed blackhead-like spots on his scalp, possibly because no hair was present to help drain oils.
December 2015 in “Journal of skin and stem cell” Using a gel called Diclofenac can potentially cause hair to grow back in bald spots in older men.
7 citations,
September 1977 in “PubMed” A new technique called hair-lifting was introduced to treat male-pattern baldness and can also give a partial face-lift.
4 citations,
May 2017 in “Data in Brief” Five molecular elements identified as potential future targets for hair loss therapy.
January 2023 in “Journal of orthopedics & bone disorders” Platelet-rich plasma may not be very effective for bone healing and hair growth due to a substance it contains that blocks these processes.
April 2012 in “Lab Animal” Early exposure to germs may protect against autoimmune diseases, lack of sex increases alcohol preference in fruit flies, a potential baldness treatment could involve blocking a specific receptor, skin memory cells help prevent re-infection, high-fat diets can affect brain cells related to weight, and the link between social status, stress, and heart disease in primates is unclear.
January 2009 in “Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics” The study suggests that a specific gene variation and higher gene activity are linked to increased baldness in Egyptian men.