This study reported that autogenic hair follicle transplantation provided good cosmetic results and improved quality of life for patients with post-irradiation alopecia, despite delayed hair regrowth due to blood supply deficits.
February 1997 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review discusses mathematical correlations in hair restoration surgery but reports no new research findings.
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April 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study analyzed changes in hair diameter and density with age in Caucasian women, highlighting variations in perception of hair amount over time.
18 citations
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April 2010 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses the current procedure for follicular unit hair transplantation, emphasizing its natural and reproducible results, but does not report new clinical findings.
April 2025 in “PharmacoEconomics - Open” This study observed that patients with AA showed a high willingness to trade off lifespan for better disease-specific quality of life, indicating a significant disease burden.
February 1991 in “Archives of Dermatology” The document lists dermatology job ads across the U.S. with good pay and benefits.
January 2007 in “Revista del Centro Dermatológico Pascua” This review discusses female androgenic alopecia, highlighting its potential difference from male androgenic alopecia and notes increased incidence, but reports no new clinical findings.
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September 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that traction alopecia risk was higher in adults than children and increased further when traction was combined with chemically relaxed hair.
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March 2009 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the classifications, diagnostic methods, and treatment strategies for female pattern hair loss, but reports no clinical results.
57 citations
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October 2013 in “international journal of endocrinology and metabolism” This review discusses clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatments for female pattern hair loss, emphasizing the use of 2% topical Minoxidil and exploring alternative off-label therapies.
57 citations
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September 2005 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study reported that chemical relaxants and hair styling practices were associated with scarring hair loss, particularly among women with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecias.
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September 2012 in “Archives of Dermatology” This study observed that hair breakage may indicate early central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in African American women, suggesting that it should be considered in their differential diagnosis.
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January 2018 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This article provides a framework for understanding hair disorders and treatment options in transgender individuals undergoing hormonal therapy and reports no new clinical results.
20 citations
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December 2016 in “Neurodegenerative disease management” This study found that teriflunomide, an oral medication taken once daily, significantly slowed disability progression in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, supported by positive results in two Phase III trials and supplemented by various analyses including long-term studies and patient-reported outcomes.
20 citations
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October 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document concludes that clinicians should be aware of common hair and scalp disorders in women of African descent and that more research is needed to develop effective treatments.
12 citations
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May 2019 in “Stem cell reviews” In this study, fetal stem cells were identified in adult human hair follicles long after childbirth, indicating potential for autologous therapies due to their pluripotent characteristics.
10 citations
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May 2015 in “International Journal of Women's Dermatology” This review discusses the unique dermatologic needs and conditions affecting women of color, noting specific skin and hair conditions but reports no clinical results.
6 citations
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March 1999 in “Journal of pediatric health care” This article reviews the anatomical and physiological characteristics of African American hair and skin, discusses common disorders and their management, but reports no new clinical findings.
5 citations
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June 2019 in “Dermatopathology” This study found poor agreement among dermatopathologists in identifying and grading fibrosis in traction alopecia, suggesting the need for better diagnostic methods for early fibrosis detection.
5 citations
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December 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” In this study, topical phenylephrine significantly reduced hair shedding and increased the force needed to pluck hair in women undergoing cosmetic procedures, suggesting its potential utility for traction alopecia.
2 citations
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August 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This correspondence describes two patients with both epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara type, and loose anagen hair syndrome, an association not previously reported in the literature.
2 citations
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December 2007 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This article reviews current understanding of the causes and treatments of three common hair growth disorders in children but reports no new results.
2 citations
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December 2004 in “Medicine” This review discusses various causes of hair loss, emphasizing the importance of a structured diagnostic approach, and reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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October 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article reviews advancements in understanding skin regeneration and suggests that bioengineering skin surrogates may soon enhance treatments for skin trauma, but it presents no new clinical findings.
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews traction alopecia, discusses its clinical presentation and severity grading, and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight controversies in its treatment and prevention strategies.
July 2012 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that proper diagnosis and treatment of nonscarring alopecias can improve quality of life and hair regrowth is possible as the hair follicle remains intact.
This review discusses central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia and emphasizes the need for more research to understand and manage the disease, while also suggesting initiatives like educating hairstylists for early detection.
145 citations
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May 2008 in “Cancer Science” This review discusses how increased gene copy number for telomerase components may contribute to telomerase up-regulation in cancer cells, although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood.
68 citations
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September 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that in thin cutaneous melanomas, tumor regression is associated with a higher risk of sentinel lymph node involvement.
66 citations
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April 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, finasteride, 1 mg daily, significantly increased hair weight more than hair count in men with androgenetic alopecia, indicating additional factors like hair growth rate and thickness may contribute to its effectiveness.