1 citations
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July 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Men with a certain type of hair loss often use facial moisturizers, and a specific antibiotic treatment may help another hair condition.
November 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This research guide explores the diverse types, functions, benefits, and considerations of home-based dermatology devices, emphasizing their convenience, cost-effectiveness, and privacy benefits, while also warning of potential risks like improper use and limited effectiveness compared to professional treatments.
October 2022 in “Academic journal of science and technology” This article introduces types of hair loss and treatments, explores stem cell applications, and describes adipose-derived stem cells' potential in hair regeneration, but reports no clinical results and highlights limitations.
15 citations
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January 2017 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” In this study, four male patients with extensively photodamaged scalps showed a 60-90% improvement in dyspigmentation, lentigines, and keratosis after a single treatment with the fractionated 1,927 nm thulium fiber laser, with no adverse events observed.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review article examines recent advances in understanding and managing various types of alopecia, highlighting modern therapeutic strategies such as individualized treatment plans, combination therapies, and regenerative approaches aimed at improving hair regrowth and minimizing adverse effects.
August 2023 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study reviewed evidence suggesting that certain types of wounds might stimulate localized hair growth in humans, noting anecdotal reports and mixed efficacy of treatments like microneedling and lasers for androgenetic alopecia, but emphasized that further research is needed.
This article reviews low-level light therapy for various types of hair loss and reports no new clinical results; the authors note its safety and advantages but lack data on individual treatment response.
2 citations
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January 2010 This study observed that different hair types on Tianzhu white yaks have similar ultrastructures, but coarse hair fibers show distinct structural differences across body parts.
April 2018 in “Rossiiskii Zhurnal Kozhnykh i Venericheskikh Boleznei” This study observed that patients with different types of alopecia exhibited variable epidermal thickness and consistent dermal changes, including hair follicle destruction and lymphohistiocytic infiltrates, which may suggest inflammation.
7 citations
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September 2019 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This review discusses photobiomodulation therapy for different types of alopecia and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential mechanisms and future perspectives.
1 citations
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July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review explores the current treatments for different types of alopecia, emphasizing the need for well-designed clinical trials and highlighting that most therapies are used off-label, as only androgenetic alopecia has FDA-approved drugs.
May 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports” The study observed that patterned fibrosing alopecia, a type of scarring hair loss, appears in some patients after hair transplants, facelifts, and other surgical interventions, sharing features with lichen planopilaris and androgenetic alopecia.
60 citations
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December 2015 in “Lasers in Medical Science” This review concluded that FDA-cleared low-level laser therapy devices are safe and effective for patients with male and female pattern hair loss who do not respond to or tolerate standard treatments.
70 citations
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February 2015 in “Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery” This review discusses current knowledge on the biological mechanisms of different types of alopecia but reports no new clinical findings; the authors highlight future research directions, especially regarding epidermal stem cells and immune pathways.
20 citations
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January 2017 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses recent therapeutic advances in treating various types of hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, frontal fibrosing alopecia, and hair transplant technologies, but reports no new clinical results.
15 citations
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February 2014 in “BMC Research Notes” This study found that male androgenic alopecia patients using the X5 hair laser device showed a statistically significant increase in hair growth over a 26-week period.
3 citations
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May 2011 in “Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America” This article reviews the causes and treatments of fine rhytids, highlighting the potential effectiveness of laser rejuvenation therapies but presents no new clinical results.
10 citations
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July 1984 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, the staining properties of two types of cysts, epidermal and pilar, were found to differ, supporting their origins from the epidermis and the trichilemmal hair follicle layer, respectively.
6 citations
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January 1990 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study successfully developed a method to culture human hair follicle cells without a biological feeder layer, maintaining cell differentiation for a month.
28 citations
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December 2017 in “Lasers in Medical Science” This review assessed evidence on laser therapies for alopecia areata, reporting that the 308-nm excimer laser showed hair regrowth in several studies, while more research is needed for other laser types.
1 citations
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September 2019 Laser and light therapies can help regrow hair but need more research for best results.
1 citations
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March 2011 in “WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks” This textbook chapter reviews the use and efficacy of various laser and light systems for hair removal in Asian skin, but it reports no new clinical findings.
May 2025 in “Lasers in Medical Science” In this study, both erbium: YAG and erbium: glass lasers were found to be effective in treating androgenetic alopecia by improving hair density, growth rate, and thickness, particularly when combined with other therapies like minoxidil or platelet-rich plasma, though individual patient responses varied.
19 citations
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May 2007 in “Dermatologic therapy” The document concludes that various treatments, including laser therapy, are effective for managing pseudofolliculitis barbae, especially in darker skin types.
16 citations
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November 2016 in “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” This review highlights that laser and light treatments could serve as safe and effective alternatives to current therapies for alopecia areata, with the excimer laser showing positive results, though further randomized controlled trials are necessary to establish optimal treatment protocols.
This review concluded that laser-based therapies, particularly low-level lasers and fractional ablative lasers, are effective for treating hair loss, with combination therapies showing superior efficacy compared to monotherapies.
165 citations
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August 2013 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This review discusses the potential mechanisms and evidence supporting low-level laser therapy for stimulating hair growth in men and women, while noting its safety and effectiveness but needing further study on specific parameters.
143 citations
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January 2013 in “Dermatologic surgery” This review reports that current in-office laser hair removal devices, particularly the Nd:YAG system for pigmented skin, effectively provide long-term hair removal, though more research on home-use devices is needed.
7 citations
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August 2018 in “South African Medical Journal” This article provides a comprehensive overview of tattoo-related issues for clinicians, covering various aspects such as tattoo types, medical relevance, removal methods, complications, and South African legislation, but reports no new research findings.
May 2024 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that using near-infrared optics, specifically in the second NIR window, allows for effective noninvasive evaluation of intra-hair damage caused by cosmetic treatments, demonstrating distinct damage types and changes in hair condition due to chemical or thermal processes.