April 2016 in “JAMA Dermatology” This commentary highlights the importance of additional sun protection for individuals with alopecia, noting that common headwear like baseball caps may provide insufficient photoprotection for the scalp.
September 2025 in “PubMed” In this study, researchers observed diffuse hair loss in Japanese patients post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and chemotherapy, with treatments targeting hair follicle miniaturization, like topical minoxidil, improving hair volume in about 52.9% of cases.
This paper examines the development of scalp cooling as a non-drug method to reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss, addressing an emotionally challenging side effect of cancer treatment. Results are not provided in the abstract.
January 2022 in “Consultant” January 2023 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine”
1 citations
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January 2017 in “PubMed” This study found that despite chemical differences, five different brands of reconstructive hair fibers all provided successful cosmetic results in disguising hair loss in patients.
January 2022 in “Voennaâ medicina” This case study describes a successful treatment of androgenetic alopecia in a 34-year-old man through a comprehensive program involving low-dose minoxidil, without finasteride, resulting in significant hair growth improvements.
November 2005 in “Hair transplant forum international” This piece shares impressions from the 2005 meeting of the Japan Society of Clinical Hair Restoration and describes Japan as a beautiful and challenging country, without presenting new research findings.
25 citations
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November 2008 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article explores factors in designing a personalized hairline, favoring a flared design approach, and reports no new evidence.
This study reports that FDA-approved scalp cooling caps, like DigniCap and Paxman, can help 50-66% of breast cancer patients retain at least 50% of their hair during chemotherapy, with specific recommendations and limitations discussed for different patient groups.
November 2025 in “Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin)” This paper analyzes the representation of baldness in contemporary screen media, arguing that it reflects and perpetuates societal anxieties about masculinity, aging, and power, portraying hair loss as a disorder requiring intervention despite its natural occurrence and lack of health risks.
23 citations
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January 2008 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study demonstrated that optical coherence tomography effectively detects significant changes in hair structure caused by steroid treatment, suggesting its potential use in doping control and clinical therapy monitoring.
March 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This commentary describes the author's engaging and rewarding experience in treating female pattern hair loss, but it presents no new clinical results.
March 2018 in “New scientist”
28 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article discusses using body and beard hair for hair restoration and reviews the indications, techniques, and risks involved, but reports no new clinical results.
40 citations
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February 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study presents the first reported case of woolly hair nevus appearing during adolescence, with significant improvement observed 5 years later and structural changes in the hair documented.
September 2020 in “Hair transplant forum international” In this study, 71% of men admitted for COVID-19 in two Spanish hospitals were observed to have male pattern hair loss.
1 citations
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June 2001 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology” In this study, an innovative flap procedure was described that may effectively treat extensive frontal baldness through a 180° rotation of a midline occipital flap, aligning hairs naturally.
3 citations
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January 2002 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the challenges facing the ISHRS as hair restoration evolves but reports no new results.
1 citations
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May 1995 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses scalp reduction surgery for hair restoration, noting its potential increasing role with advancements in devices for hair expansion, but reports no new findings.
January 2007 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract does not provide a study or results, instead presenting a medical case involving a 26-year-old male with a shunt.
15 citations
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September 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract reviews the evolution of hair restoration techniques, from 19th-century surgical scalp flaps to modern FUE and FUT methods, without providing new clinical findings.
3 citations
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January 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report describes how trichoscopy helped diagnose tinea capitis disguised as female pattern hair loss in cases of endothrix infection, highlighting its usefulness in avoiding misdiagnosis.
95 citations
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October 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that human hair can be classified into eight main types based on objective measurements of shape, rather than ethnic categories, enhancing the understanding of hair diversity globally.
12 citations
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June 2006 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This study reports that scalp biopsies in white adults usually have 16.5 hair follicles, primarily in the anagen phase, with male samples showing fewer follicular units but more fibrous tracts in certain areas.
Methods to restore hair medically and surgically exist.
August 2026 in “Dermatology and Therapy” In this study, researchers identified elongated corkscrew hairs as a new trichoscopic pattern in immunosuppressed adults with chronic endothrix tinea capitis, which may help in earlier diagnosis and targeted mycological investigation.
This review discusses the pathology and treatment of hair and scalp conditions in African Americans, including "hot comb" alopecia and other scarring disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This review discusses the use of beard and body hair follicles for hair transplantation, noting the need for proper patient selection and technique, but reports no new clinical results.
June 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)”