November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Estetrol may help prevent hair loss and support hair growth in women.
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July 2004 in “PubMed” This study observed that stronger expression of ET-1 and SCF in early passages of cultured dermal papilla cells correlates with a higher ability to induce hair follicle regeneration.
November 2025 in “PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” GFC is more effective than PRP for treating hair loss.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the various factors implicated in the etiology of frontal fibrosing alopecia and notes the need for effective treatments, reporting no new clinical findings.
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December 2012 in “Journal of dermatological science” This study introduces ficlatuzumab, an anti-HGF monoclonal antibody, in combination with gefitinib in a phase 2 trial to address EGFR TKI resistance in Asian NSCLC patients.
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November 2009 in “Cambridge University Press eBooks” This article reports that follicular unit extraction is a minimally invasive hair restoration technique that avoids linear scarring and reduces donor-site pain compared to traditional strip harvesting methods.
This study found that an exosome formulation with plant extracts significantly increased hair regrowth in men with male pattern alopecia compared to a placebo, without notable adverse effects.
January 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article is an abstract header with author credentials and reports no study findings.
October 2022 in “Hair Transplantation” This review discusses the choice between follicular unit transplantation (FUT) and follicular unit excision (FUE) in hair restoration surgery, highlighting their respective advantages and how improved techniques have increased FUE's popularity despite equivalent aesthetic results with FUT.
July 2026 in “Lasers in Medical Science” In this study, the Peninsula Timerevert Needle was found to provide effective treatment for skin photoaging and acne scars with less pain and shorter treatment duration compared to EndyMed, although it caused more bleeding.
July 2024 in “Iranian journal of pathology” This study described the clinicopathological features of patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who underwent skin biopsies.
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January 2009 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that applying ferrous ferric chloride skin lotions to newborn mice stimulated skin cell proliferation and differentiation, increased hair growth, and inhibited alopecia-related hair loss.
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November 2007 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract introduces the concept of follicular units (FUs) in the human scalp but presents no new research findings.
November 2025 in “Cosmetics” In this exploratory randomized controlled trial, participants using a combination of Centella asiatica-derived extracellular vesicles with recombinant growth factors showed significant improvements in hair thickness, density, length, and reduced hair loss and scalp sebum content after 56 days, compared to placebo.
This study concluded that adding a topical agent to intense pulsed light therapy significantly improved hair reduction and patient satisfaction in Pakistani women with idiopathic facial hirsutism compared to light therapy alone, without increasing adverse effects.
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June 2006 in “PubMed” This report presents a case of a woman with salt and pepper facial hair treated with a combination of laser hair removal and topical eflornithine.
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April 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that fig leaf extract significantly downregulated inflammatory and androgenic gene expression in vitro, suggesting potential topical benefits for certain skin disorders.
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May 2019 in “Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery” This article explains the FUE technique for hair transplantation, its associated risks and complications, and outlines a protocol for maxillofacial surgeons, but reports no new clinical results.
This study examined epidemiological data on patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia in Greece and found demographic patterns consistent with international studies.
November 2025 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” In this study, researchers found that using the FUE method, performed by surgeons instead of technicians, allows for more precise follicular unit extraction than the traditional FUT method, potentially improving outcomes and donor area utilization in hair transplantation.
September 2017 in “Journal of Dermatology & Cosmetology” This study reports a case of frontal fibrosing alopecia associated with hepatitis C treatment involving interferon and ribavirin.
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April 2017 in “Clinical Drug Investigation” The researchers concluded that after the 2013 EMA recommendation, there was an overall reduction in CPA/EE prescriptions, but no substantial change in patient diagnoses or potential concurrent hormonal contraceptive use.
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April 2020 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This study reviews advancements in hair restoration surgery, noting that follicular unit excision significantly improves outcomes by enabling graft harvesting without scarring and reporting a graft transection rate under 4% when conducted with advanced equipment.
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January 2022 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article introduces the Follicular Unit Excision-Linear Ellipse (FUE-LE) technique, which integrates both FUE and the linear ellipse method for optimal hair restoration, but presents no new clinical results.
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May 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This letter reports on a case of intractable ophiasis-type alopecia areata that was presumably improved by fexofenadine, but no new clinical results are presented.
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November 2013 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study demonstrated that human hair follicle stem cells can be efficiently differentiated into endothelial-like cells using VEGF and bFGF, suggesting their potential as a novel cell source for vascular tissue engineering.
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December 2004 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study observed that frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women involves selective follicular inflammation, and finasteride treatment may slow disease progression, suggesting a potential androgen-related component.
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October 1998 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that exogenous EGF inhibited hair follicle development and decreased follicle density in both Tabby and normal mice, suggesting interactions between EGF and the Ta peptide influence normal skin phenotype.
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March 2020 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that both FUE and FUT methods are equally effective in producing high-quality hair grafts, with FUE offering the advantage of less noticeable scarring compared to FUT.
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October 2015 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This assessment of European Dermatology Forum guidelines found varying methodological quality, with S3 guidelines scoring highest overall, highlighting a need for standardization in guideline development.