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Azathioprine may help treat severe alopecia areata, but more research is needed.

Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune hair loss condition, with various treatments showing mixed effectiveness and no guaranteed cure.

Many treatments for hair loss show potential, but more testing is needed to confirm their effectiveness. Only minoxidil for women and minoxidil and finasteride for men are FDA approved.

Photobiomodulation is an effective and safe treatment for increasing hair growth in people with hair loss.

Minoxidil helps stimulate hair growth and enlarge small follicles in common hair loss, but doesn't stop it, and its effects can be boosted when combined with finasteride.

Apremilast may help treat lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia when other treatments fail.

The document concludes that alopecia areata is an unpredictable autoimmune hair loss condition with no cure, but various treatments exist that require personalized approaches.

Higher minoxidil dose helps hair growth in non-responders without side effects.

A woman's hair loss condition got worse after her varicose vein treatment with a specific foam.

Androgenetic alopecia is less common in Chilean Mapuche than Caucasians, but more common than Asians, with racial differences in prevalence and types.

Trichoscopy helped diagnose and treat a child's fungal scalp infection by spotting specific hair shapes.

Lichen planopilaris can be accurately diagnosed and effectively treated.

A 19-year-old male had two rare skin conditions causing scarring and permanent hair loss.

A clinically suspected melanoma appeared benign under the microscope but was confirmed by specific tests and a rare mutation.

Trichoscopy helps tell different hair loss types apart using specific scalp and hair patterns.

An 8-year-old girl developed a rare skin condition in a linear pattern on one side of her body after a lung infection, which improved with treatment.

Some medications for inflammation can cause a condition with scalp rashes and hair loss, often linked to Crohn's disease, and may require treatment changes to prevent permanent hair loss.

Treatments for autoimmune hair loss have limited success and patients need emotional support and self-acceptance.

Normal hair thickness varies by scalp area and a mix of hair thicknesses is typical in healthy individuals.

Hair transplantation between identical twins can successfully treat severe, nonprogressive hair loss due to follicular aplasia.

The document explains different hair and scalp conditions, including common hair loss after pregnancy or illness, drug-induced hair loss, hereditary excessive hair growth, patterned baldness, autoimmune hair loss, and permanent loss due to skin disease, with generally limited treatment options.

Using 5-alpha reductase inhibitors may lower the risk of breast cancer in females.

Reassurance and counseling are key in managing acute telogen effluvium, with supplements possibly offering a placebo effect.

Current treatments for folliculitis decalvans include antibiotics, isotretinoin, and potential new therapies like botulinum toxin A and PRP.

5% topical minoxidil effectively treated a boy's congenital triangular alopecia without side effects.

Androgenetic alopecia is influenced by various factors and can be treated with medications, procedures, and non-drug methods.

The article suggests that patients with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia may have more contact allergies, but it doesn't prove that allergies cause the condition.

Atopic dermatitis in kids with alopecia areata can predict poor response to topical immunotherapy.

Scalp cooling and low-power light therapy show promise in reducing chemotherapy-induced hair loss but need more research.

Adding PRP to topical mometasone improves and speeds up alopecia areata treatment.