2 citations
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August 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” This paper reviews the development of transdermal drug delivery systems for skin diseases, from first to fourth generation, and highlights ongoing challenges and the importance of clinical trials, but provides no new clinical results.
1 citations
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August 2024 in “Polymers” This review discusses recent advances in protein immobilization on bacterial cellulose for various biomedical uses and reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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March 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This article reviews the functions and locations of skin stem cells and their role in regeneration and differentiation, relating age-associated skin changes to decreased stem cell functionality; it reports no new experimental findings.
October 2025 in “Cell Transplantation” This review discusses recent advancements in hair loss treatments, including stem cell and hair follicle cell therapies, growth factors, extracellular vesicles, gene therapy, and tissue engineering, highlighting their potential in improving hair regeneration and follicle health.
December 2023 in “Aggregate” In this review, it is discussed how mesenchymal stem cell aggregation plays a crucial role in organ development and has potential applications in organ regeneration through tissue engineering.
March 2023 in “Scientific Reports” In this rodent model study, the researchers reported that using low-intensity focused ultrasound with phenytoin enhanced its anti-epileptic efficacy by disrupting plasma protein binding in a region-specific manner, reducing seizure frequency and duration.
October 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This source highlights the challenges in treating cicatricial alopecia, noting that follicular unit extraction hair transplantation offers a minimally invasive and successful option to improve cosmetic outcomes for patients with permanent hair loss from scarring.
1 citations
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January 2018 in “Recent clinical techniques, results, and research in wounds” This review discusses the similarities between wound healing and embryonic development, focusing on signaling pathways and their potential for developing new wound healing strategies, and reports no new clinical results.
5 citations
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September 1997 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This discussion provides a historical overview of modern hair restoration surgery and proposes a standardized graft classification system, but reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
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January 2015 in “Dermatology” This study concluded that using an erbium:YAG laser for calvarium trepanation and granulation tissue induction is comparable to the rose head burr, offering a beneficial alternative method.
2 citations
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October 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that adjusting CO2 laser parameters to 55 W and 0.1–0.15 seconds improved hair graft survival rates to 80-90% in Oriental hair transplant patients.
50 citations
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November 2010 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This study suggests that Botox injections may increase hair count and reduce hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia, potentially through increased blood flow and oxygen to the scalp.
4 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that the new "A-design" punch used in FUE hair restoration surgery resulted in the smallest scar size after one month compared to sharp, blunt, and serrated punches.
90 citations
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October 1983 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that individuals with androgenic alopecia have an increased number of thin hairs (less than 40 microns in diameter) per cm², which may affect their clinical appearance.
41 citations
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August 2024 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This review discusses the development and applications of microneedles, particularly through 3D printing, highlighting their potential in transdermal drug delivery but reporting no new results.
29 citations
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April 2020 in “Biomolecules” The study suggests that a 3D culture system using the RAD16-I peptide scaffold can help restore the original phenotype of hair follicle dermal papilla cells and support their osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation.
24 citations
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April 2017 in “Aesthetic plastic surgery” In this study, micro-autologous fat transplantation (MAFT) for frontal augmentation using the MAFT-GUN showed high patient satisfaction and no complications among 178 patients, suggesting it may be a reliable method for forehead contouring.
15 citations
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January 1996 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This letter discusses the state of laser hair transplantation as of its 1996 publication but reports no new findings or clinical results.
12 citations
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October 1954 in “Textile Research Journal” This study found that alkali bromide solutions are absorbed into hair depending on salt activity, and the presence of the salt increases water absorption compared to normal conditions.
11 citations
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April 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study concluded that to accurately calculate the transection rate in follicular unit extraction, it's essential to account for both extracted and hidden transections, which differ based on surgeon expertise.
10 citations
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December 1997 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This text provides contact information and no new research findings are reported.
5 citations
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September 1998 in “Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America” Hair transplantation and micrografting, used for baldness, involve moving hair follicles from hair-rich to bald areas, requiring careful procedure and post-care for success.
3 citations
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April 2016 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” In this study, researchers developed a new murine model for transplanting vibrissae that mimics human hair transplantation, achieving successful hair growth in immune-deficient nude mice.
2 citations
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September 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This retrospective study observed that hair grafting in burn and postskin graft scars, which preserve deeper skin layers, had more favorable outcomes than in scars extending to the subcutaneous layer.
2 citations
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March 2019 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This review discusses various mechanical isolation procedures for tissue-like stromal vascular fraction, such as the nanofat procedure, and highlights the need for controlled trials to assess their regenerative effectiveness.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” This study formulated a nanogel with Bangkal bark extract that showed moderate antibacterial activity against Propionibacterium acnes, with the F3 formulation (8% extract) achieving the highest inhibition zone of 8 mm, suggesting potential as a natural acne treatment.
127 citations
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June 2006 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” This research found that liquid-state liposomes and niosomes may enhance finasteride delivery to pilosebaceous units in hamsters more effectively than gel-state vesicles or hydroalcoholic solution.
112 citations
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July 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that anagen-phase hair follicles in mice are particularly sensitive to damage by ruby laser pulses, resulting in alopecia without scarring, suggesting enhanced laser hair removal strategies.
77 citations
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April 2016 in “Science Advances” Researchers created a fully functional, bioengineered skin system with hair from stem cells that successfully integrated when transplanted into mice.
77 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews how new observations have revolutionized surgical hair restoration and highlights the logical applications and prior illogical judgments that delayed this advancement, without reporting new results.