August 2021 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal (Print)” This study found that Follicular Unit Extraction for managing secondary cicatricial alopecia resulted in good to very good outcomes in 90% of the patients, with minimal post-operative scars and recovery times, though 45% required additional surgery.
August 2021 in “Chinese journal of burns” This study found that combining FUE transplantation with rb-bFGF gel and minoxidil tincture significantly improved hair survival, reduced hair loss, and increased patient satisfaction in cicatricial alopecia treatment, compared to FUE alone, with fewer adverse effects reported within 12 months post-surgery.
FUE successfully restored hair growth in a patient with alopecia from Hansen's disease.
March 2021 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” A man unhappy with his old hair restoration got a new, natural-looking hairline using a combination of follicular unit extraction and punch graft reduction.
January 2021 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” Follicular unit extraction successfully restored hair growth in a leprosy patient without disease relapse.
December 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study determined that caffeine content in anticellulite gels was between 0.7% and 1.7%, and about 1.0% in hair-care products.
June 2020 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal (Print)” This study found that platelet-rich plasma therapy after follicular unit extraction hair transplantation improves recovery time and hair density in cicatricial alopecia patients, but not in those with androgenic alopecia.
January 2020 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This article reviews the evolution of hair transplantation techniques, focusing on the transition from follicular unit transplantation to follicular unit extraction, and reports no new clinical results.
February 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that nonshaven follicular unit extraction is an effective method for pubic hair restoration in women with pubic atrichosis or hypotrichosis, based on high satisfaction scores from both patients and the surgeon.
January 2018 in “Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies” This article details initial findings from moustache restoration using the FUE hair restoration technique in 8 adult males with prolabial alopecia following repaired bilateral cleft lip.
June 2017 in “JPRAS Open” This case report describes a successful hair transplant surgery using the follicular unit extraction method to restore a bald area following scalp tumor resection and skin grafting, highlighting its utility in such complex cases.
May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” This article reviews the follicular unit extraction technique in hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia and other hair loss conditions, noting it can effectively meet patient expectations but reports no new clinical data.
November 2013 in “Journal of clinical & experimental dermatology research” This article describes the follicular unit extraction method for hair transplantation, discussing its application, candidate selection, technique, outcomes, and the authors' experiences in over several hundred cases, without presenting new clinical results.
July 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” This report describes the integration of follicular unit extraction (FUE) into a medical practice and notes a learning curve for both the physician and staff, but presents no clinical results.
October 2012 in “Zhongguo shengwu gongcheng zazhi” This review assesses 30 years of literature on methods for extracting DNA from hair shafts and reports no novel experimental results; the authors emphasize the importance of efficient extraction techniques.
December 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that the novel powered FUE (P-FUE) technique reduced harvesting time and graft transection rates in hair restoration compared to manual FUE, with broader patient applicability.
January 2007 in “Leather Science and Engineering” March 2021 in “Zagazig university medical journal” This study found that Platelet Rich Plasma significantly enhances hair density and quality when used with Follicular Unit Extraction in treating androgenic alopecia.
April 2019 in “kufa Journal for Nursing sciences” This study observed that follicular unit extraction hair transplant initiated noticeable hair growth in androgenetic alopecia patients by three months and increased hair density after six months, with some experiencing mild side effects such as postural hypotension and donor site discomfort.
January 2016 in “International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology” This case report describes the development of central serous retinopathy after prescribing a low dose of prednisolone for androgenic alopecia, which resolved after gradual steroid withdrawal.
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September 2004 in “Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena” This study developed a new method for analyzing multivariate time-series data that successfully predicts website competition dynamics and outperforms conventional methods in identifying and predicting competitive structures.
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January 2025 in “Marine Drugs” This review highlights the need for standardized reporting on fucoidan extract properties to better understand the relationships between chemical structures and bioactivities, and to improve the quality and utility of fucoidan-related data.
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October 2001 in “British Journal of Ophthalmology” In this case, intralesional cidofovir was reported to successfully treat SCC without systemic toxicity, suggesting it may be considered as an alternative to surgical excision.
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January 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reported that a new extraction technique using cautery and forceps is a simple, effective treatment and diagnostic procedure for eruptive vellus hair cysts, with no recurrence after 4 months.
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September 2020 in “Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine” This paper introduces an algorithm for using smart device-mounted microscopes to analyze scalp images and diagnose hair loss by extracting specific hair loss features.
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September 2020 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” This study found that concentrated nanofat, used alone or with decellularized nanofat, may enhance hair growth in mice by activating dermal papilla cells and the anagen phase.
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September 2016 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This article describes a modified follicular unit extraction technique using a reverse rake scalp elevator, which may reduce follicular transection rates in hair transplantation from the lower occipital donor region.
This study found that while parabens in haircare products were within legal limits, all samples contained dibutyl phthalate, raising concerns about chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors.