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June 2015 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Hair transplant surgery is an effective way to treat hair loss and looks natural.
Fat stem cell treatment is safe and increases hair density for hair loss, but more research is needed.
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January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Lasers are less favored for hair transplant surgery but show promise for hair growth in controlled trials.
Surgical repigmentation can permanently restore color to white hair in vitiligo patients.
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