9 citations
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February 2024 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This study discusses the potential of advanced imaging technologies in dermatology to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce the need for invasive procedures like biopsies, while noting significant barriers in adoption and accessibility in India due to costs and infrastructure constraints.
8 citations
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April 2022 in “Urology Practice” This study highlights that shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction is commonly performed by nonurologists in major U.S. metropolitan areas, with high costs and varied treatment protocols.
7 citations
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October 2023 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study discusses the potential of robots to improve facial aesthetic procedures through enhanced precision and consistency, while noting significant challenges such as high costs and malfunctions that could lead to injuries.
6 citations
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February 2010 in “Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering” This study investigated optimizing the differentiation process of UC-MSCs into dermal papilla-like tissues for potential hair follicle therapy and highlighted the potential to reduce associated costs by evaluating cell density and growth factors.
4 citations
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August 2024 in “Health Science Reports” This study found that using hair follicle units to treat hard-to-heal wounds led to complete or partial closure in most patients, with reduced operation time, minimal morbidity, and low complication rates and costs.
4 citations
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March 2008 in “Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease” This article discusses the challenges ESRD patients face with Medicare Part D, including high out-of-pocket costs and coverage gaps, but reports no new research data.
3 citations
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January 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that for treating androgenetic alopecia, LC hair essence serum injections provided excellent results with fewer side effects compared to botulinum toxin A, which also showed significant efficacy but with higher associated costs and more frequent side effects.
3 citations
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November 2021 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This study found that home-use diphenylcyclopropenone (H-DPCP) is a cost-effective alternative to office-use for severe alopecia areata, showing similar effectiveness with reduced costs.
3 citations
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June 2019 in “Asian Journal of Medical Sciences” This study found that explant transfers of human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells can yield cells for five consecutive times, optimizing primary cell production and reducing costs.
3 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study suggests that using ex vivo dermatoscopy can improve the accuracy of scalp biopsy processing by correctly guiding tissue bisection and potentially reducing laboratory costs and turnaround time.
2 citations
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September 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study advocates for and discusses the potential benefits of robotic-assisted procedures in cosmetic dermatology, noting increased precision, safety, and efficiency over traditional manual techniques, but acknowledging challenges such as initial costs and technology integration hurdles.
2 citations
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April 2024 in “European Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers analyzed data from Spain to find that alopecia areata is more prevalent in adults, with a point prevalence of 0.44% in 2021; they also noted significant healthcare costs and comorbidities, highlighting an unmet treatment need given limited systemic treatment use.
2 citations
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July 2023 in “Journal of dermatology” This study reported that alopecia areata imposes a significant personal and national economic burden in Japan, with estimated total costs of 112.7 billion yen due largely to productivity loss.
1 citations
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November 2023 in “Dermatological Reviews” This review highlights advancements in skincare aimed at addressing the effects of aging and environmental factors, including new techniques to rejuvenate skin cells and reduce inflammation, though challenges like complex routines and costs limit widespread adoption.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “ScholarWorks (Walden University)” This study observed a significant relationship between intrinsic religiosity and conservative political orientation, contributing to understanding stress differences and potential for reducing healthcare costs.
1 citations
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May 2019 in “British journal of health care management/British journal of healthcare management” This study highlighted the critical role emollients play in managing dry skin conditions and reported that prescribing suitable emollient therapy may reduce overall healthcare costs and the need for additional medications in UK primary care.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open” This study concluded that oncoplastic breast surgery is a more cost-effective treatment than standard lumpectomy for large-breasted patients, despite higher initial costs.
June 2026 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This study explored professionals' insights on eyebrow transplantation, finding that while the procedure can enhance appearance and confidence, it also carries risks such as potential complications and costs, emphasizing the need for thorough pre-operative consultations.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study applies the Displacement Framework to explore how hair serves as both a biological and social signal, highlighting the costs of institutional demands for hair straightening in Black communities, which the natural hair movement counters by returning to natural hair.
May 2026 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This review explores emerging 3D bioprinting strategies for hair follicle creation, highlighting their potential to advance alopecia treatment and trichology research, but notes the need for further optimization and reduced maintenance costs before clinical use.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study describes a novel cancer therapy, ONCO-NK-TRANSITION-GM1, that offers a 60-80% cure rate across multiple cancer types using existing pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and costs $50 per dose, presenting a more accessible alternative to current therapies.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this study, researchers propose that the EDAR V370A allele's positive selection in East Asian populations may be linked to stable aquatic resources from Late Pleistocene ecosystems in northern China, suggesting a "nutritional niche construction" framework where these resources offset the allele's metabolic costs.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study presents a hypothesis that the EDAR V370A allele was positively selected in East Asian populations due to the stable aquatic resources in Late Pleistocene northern China, which may have offset the allele's metabolic costs and provided a selective advantage.
April 2026 in “Cosmetics” This review highlights that robot-assisted surgery is still in its early stages within plastic surgery, especially for aesthetic procedures, due to challenges like high costs, equipment bulkiness, and limited docking methods despite the precision advantages offered by such technology.
March 2026 in “Preprints.org” This review of robotic systems in aesthetic plastic surgery found they offer precision and minimally invasive access, but their adoption is limited by high costs and technological limitations; further research is needed for standardization and wider application.
February 2026 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” In this study, a survey in Norway and Sweden among adults with self-reported alopecia areata revealed a substantial economic burden with annual mean costs of €7,677 in Norway and €12,582 in Sweden, largely due to indirect costs from reduced productivity.
September 2025 in “JMIR Dermatology” This narrative review reported that direct-to-consumer teledermatology improves access to care, adherence, and patient satisfaction for treating male androgenetic alopecia, but may lead to higher drug costs.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study traces the history and evolution of hair transplantation, highlighting key developments from Dr. Okuda's 1939 techniques to today's FUT and FUE methods, while noting ongoing challenges like high costs and societal stigma despite increasing market acceptance.
This review discusses the potential of using Arabidopsis thaliana to express fusion protein TDP1-KGF-2, aiming to enhance the transdermal delivery of KGF-2 for hair growth applications, despite current challenges with production costs and efficacy.
May 2025 in “Clinical and Translational Allergy” This qualitative review reports a high socioeconomic impact of atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata, emphasizing significant quality of life reductions and increased costs, but highlights a lack of comprehensive data from many regions worldwide, underscoring the need for global studies with standardized methodologies.