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This review discusses phytotherapy options for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia, noting some herbal agents show promise in trials for mild-moderate symptoms but more evidence is needed for others.

This study observed that phototherapy is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for childhood dermatoses, particularly for psoriasis and pityriasis lichenoides chronica.

This review analyzes the traditional Iranian medicine uses of Citrullus colocynthis and compares them with modern phytotherapy findings, reporting no new clinical results but noting safety concerns and dosage considerations.

This study found that narrowband UVB phototherapy alone is not very effective for severe alopecia areata, with improved responses noted primarily in patients also receiving corticosteroid injections.

Light therapy can effectively treat vitiligo and hair loss caused by a specific medication.

This article reviews the use of phototherapy for alopecia areata and highlights its potential due to the therapy's modulatory effects on the skin's immune system, but it presents no new research findings.

This study noted that combining oral acitretin with narrowband ultraviolet B therapy may reduce treatment time and dosages for psoriasis, potentially lowering the long-term skin cancer risk.

The abstract discusses that Serenoa repens, a commonly used phytotherapeutic agent, may play a crucial role as an alternative or complementary treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, particularly those with mild-to-moderate disease severity.

Red and infrared light therapy improves hair growth in balding patients.

This article discusses Serenoa repens (Saw palmetto) for preventing and treating androgenic alopecia, highlighting its phytosterols' role and lack of side effects but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that early initiation of phototherapy is an effective treatment strategy for certain subtypes of AA, particularly in older patients and those with a shorter disease duration.

This review highlights that natural DHT blockers like saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil show promise in managing androgenetic alopecia, though clinical data varies, and further research is needed to confirm their efficacy and safety in comparison to conventional pharmaceuticals.

This study found that combining topical minoxidil with phototherapy significantly improved pigmentation and reduced vitiligo severity compared to placebo, as measured by VASI scores over 12 weeks, though the sample size was small and follow-up short.

Plant-based treatments may help reduce BPH symptoms, but more research is needed.

This systematic review found that light and laser therapies, including excimer and erbium-glass lasers, generally increase hair density and diameter in various types of alopecia, with particularly notable effects in androgenic alopecia but limited efficacy in telogen effluvium.

In this study, the combination of low level light therapy with arginine, arterial extract, or biotin tripeptide-1 was associated with improvements in hair density and follicle structure in androgenic alopecia.

In this study, both red and blue light phototherapy were found to increase hair density, reduce the central parting, and boost the number of terminal hairs in individuals with Androgenetic Alopecia, over 12 weeks of treatment.

This study reviewed phototherapy data for pediatric patients over 5 years, finding psoriasis as the most common condition treated. The researchers reported a lower incidence of side effects compared to similar studies but also noted lower treatment response rates.

This review article highlights the potential of various herbal treatments, such as Saw Palmetto and Ginseng, in promoting hair growth and managing alopecia, while emphasizing the necessity for more rigorous clinical trials.

This study observed that while the number of patients receiving phototherapy in a Taiwanese hospital returned to pre-COVID-19 levels after a temporary closure, only about 40% of previous patients resumed treatment, indicating a significant impact of the pandemic on phototherapy services.

This study found that phototherapy was more effective for patients with the multiple or totalis types of alopecia areata, with whole-body phototherapy potentially benefiting those with refractory universalis type.

In this study, a 39-year-old male with mild seborrheic dermatitis followed an individualized phytotherapy program, including hair massages with jojoba and patchouli oils, herbal rinses, and weekly masks, which showed positive effects in reducing dandruff after completion.

This review discusses the use of phototherapy for treating different types of alopecia and reports its potential effectiveness without serious adverse reactions, but it emphasizes the need for further studies to optimize treatment parameters.

This study found that the HairMax LaserComb® significantly increased hair density and was safe and well tolerated for treating androgenetic alopecia in men compared to a sham device.

Stopping certain drugs can improve skin conditions, arsenicosis affects over half of a Bangladeshi village, males are more vulnerable, and certain treatments are effective for warts, acne, and psoriasis. Smoking and drinking are linked to psoriasis in men, a cream helps with a type of skin cancer, and low iron levels don't directly cause chronic hair loss in women.

This study found that combining 308-excimer phototherapy with intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide was effective and well tolerated for treating resistant alopecia totalis, showing a 90% overall response rate in the ten patients studied, with the best results observed in younger patients.

In this case report, narrowband-UVB phototherapy successfully treated a rare instance of Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome, a variant of lichen planopilaris, as investigated through non-invasive imaging techniques.

This study found that a combination of Ficus religiosa and Morus alba extracts promoted hair growth and Hair Follicle regeneration in a mouse model of hair loss by inducing the anagen phase and upregulating stem cell-associated genes.

This chapter summarizes the efficacy of NB-UVB monotherapy for vitiligo and notes that patients treated with tacrolimus showed significantly better repigmentation.

This study presented a new wearable textile-based device with near-infrared OLEDs that significantly reduced cell aging markers and improved cell migration in vitro, suggesting it as a promising, non-invasive phototherapy option for hair follicle treatment and hair-loss management.