This chapter discusses the role of orthognathic surgeons in facial feminization surgery, focusing on procedures such as forehead reduction and orbital rim contouring, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” Different types of hair loss in dogs and cats have various causes and treatments, with outcomes ranging from good to uncertain.
January 2015 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This review updates on various methods for hair and scalp examination, encompassing non-invasive, semi-invasive, and invasive techniques, and reports no new results.
June 2013 in “D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh)” This article discusses the development of an interactive workbook by OCCAM to help cancer patients communicate their use of complementary and alternative medicine with healthcare providers and reports no clinical results.
January 2011 in “Elsevier eBooks” Alopecia in animals can be hereditary, congenital, or acquired, with treatments and outcomes varying widely.
September 2007 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that using 3% hydrogen peroxide for surgical wound care during hair restoration surgery did not significantly impact the survival rate of hair grafts compared to normal saline.
May 2007 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Hair care practices like using relaxers and tight braiding can lead to permanent hair loss in black women.
In this study, biotin supplementation was found to significantly increase wool follicle viability and metabolic activity in vitro, with the highest effects observed at 0.5 mg L⁻¹ concentration.
This review examines complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I) mechanisms, including immune dysregulation and psychological factors, but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential diagnostic refinements.
November 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study concluded that effective and safe alopecia reduction surgery is possible when specific surgical techniques are used, minimizing complications.
August 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that using the KNU implanter for follicular unit transplantation resulted in a high survival rate of 92% at 6 months, regardless of whether one-hair or two-hair units were used.
October 1987 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article reviews the principles of donor and recipient dominance in hair transplantation and reports no new experimental results.
February 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Best hair transplant results happen when tissues are least damaged.
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October 2008 in “Nature Genetics” Lgr5 is a marker for active, long-lasting stem cells in mouse hair follicles.
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October 1998 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In male pattern hair loss, this study found that finasteride 1 mg daily significantly slowed hair loss and increased hair growth over two years compared to placebo.
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January 1954 in “Physiological Reviews” Hair growth is cyclic and influenced mainly by local factors.
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September 2011 in “Cell” This study found that intradermal adipocyte lineage cells in mice are necessary and sufficient to activate follicular stem cells, highlighting their role in regulating skin stem cell activity.
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August 2004 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article reviews the current literature on rosacea, focusing on the new subtype classification system and the main theories of its pathogenesis, but reports no new clinical results.
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September 2005 in “PLoS biology” This study developed molecular signatures for dermal papilla cells and their niche, uncovering novel signaling regulators and genes linked to hair disorders, which may inform future hair development research.
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September 1999 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” This article discusses the treatment of androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata with finasteride and minoxidil but reports no new clinical results.
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December 1986 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” This study found that specific human hair keratins are differentially expressed in the hair follicle, suggesting a shared pathway of epithelial differentiation between hair cortex and nail plate cells.
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February 2011 in “Genes & Development” This study found that abolishing H3K27me3 in mouse skin by targeting Ezh2 and Ezh1 affects hair follicle development and epidermal behavior, revealing functional differences between these tissues.
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April 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that in mice, inactivating beta-catenin in the dermal papilla reduces hair follicle progenitor proliferation and disrupts the hair cycle.
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February 2019 in “Nature Communications” In this study, researchers found that wound healing in mouse skin recruits diverse fibroblasts, including myeloid-derived cells, which contribute to regenerating adipocytes.
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June 2009 in “Human reproduction update” This review examines various methods for assessing hair growth in women, highlighting the usefulness of the mFG visual scoring method for diagnosing hirsutism despite its limitations.
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March 1999 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review elaborates on the skin side effects of chemotherapy and emphasizes identifying and managing both common and life-threatening skin reactions, without presenting new clinical findings.
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March 2012 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that autologous platelet-rich plasma increased hair growth potential by enhancing dermal papilla cell proliferation and stimulating key signaling pathways in both cell cultures and mice models.
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August 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that 5% topical minoxidil significantly increased hair regrowth and improved psychosocial perceptions of hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to 2% topical minoxidil and placebo over 48 weeks.
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November 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, finasteride 1 mg/day for 12 months did not improve hair growth or slow hair thinning in postmenopausal women with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo.
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March 2013 in “Development” This study found that adipocytes play a crucial role in skin wound healing by facilitating fibroblast recruitment and dermal reconstruction during the healing process.