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    Glossary Hair Follicle Destruction

    permanent damage to hair-producing skin structures

    Hair Follicle Destruction refers to the permanent damage or elimination of hair follicles, the tiny structures in the skin from which hair grows. This can occur due to various factors such as autoimmune conditions like alopecia areata, physical trauma, certain medical treatments like laser hair removal, or chronic inflammation. Once a hair follicle is destroyed, it cannot produce hair, leading to permanent hair loss in the affected area.

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    1. Permanent alopecia following chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 63 citations
    2. Extended theory of selective photothermolysis: A new recipe for hair cooking? Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2001 · 23 citations
    3. Does collapse of immune privilege in the hair-follicle bulge play a role in the pathogenesis of primary cicatricial alopecia? Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2009 · 39 citations
    4. Primary cicatricial alopecias Expert Review of Dermatology · 2010 · 1 citations
    5. Theoretical considerations in laser hair removal Dermatologic Clinics · 1999 · 150 citations
    6. Electrolysis and thermolysis for permanent hair removal Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1985 · 58 citations
    7. Environmental and Cosmetic Factors in Hair Loss and Destruction Current problems in dermatology · 2007 · 12 citations
    8. Surgical Management of Scarring Alopecia IntechOpen eBooks · 2022
    9. Secondary Cicatricial and other Permanent Alopecias Springer eBooks · 2008
    10. Alopecias cicatriciales Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2011 · 48 citations
    11. Docetaxel and permanent alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2013 · 8 citations
    12. Clinical Perspectives on Alopecia: From Hair Follicle Biology to Advanced Therapies International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology · 2026
    13. The immunopathobiology of lichen planopilaris [Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2011. · 2011 · 2 citations
    14. Primary scarring alopecias. A literature review 2024
    15. Report from the Cicatricial Alopecia Colloquium Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006 · 15 citations
    16. Ciencia, tecnología y sociedad, materia optativa de bachillerato Alambique: Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales · 2000
    17. Photo-assisted epilation — review and personal observations Journal of cutaneous laser therapy · 1999 · 19 citations
    18. Synergy of understanding dermatologic disease and epidermal biology Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2012 · 10 citations
    19. Psoriatic alopecia Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2015 · 41 citations
    20. Amelanocytic Anhidrotic Alopecia Areata-like Phenotype After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Archives of Dermatology · 2012 · 5 citations
    21. Hair follicle immune privilege in autoimmune and immune-mediated alopecias: paths toward reestablishing immune tolerance Frontiers in Medicine · 2026
    22. 599 PPARg signaling modulation protects from hair follicle bulge stem cell damage and cyclophosphamide-induced hair follicle cytotoxicity 2019
    23. Hair follicle stem cells and the collapse of self-tolerance in alopecia: the interplay of barrier function, the microbiome, and immunity EMBO Molecular Medicine · 2024
    24. Cicatricial (Scarring) Alopecias American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2012 · 44 citations
    25. Primary Cicatricial Alopecias Dermatologic Clinics · 2012 · 18 citations
    26. Alopecie acquisite EMC - AKOS - Trattato di Medicina · 2025
    27. Psoriatic Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 1990 · 6 citations
    28. 66-Year-Old Female with Itchy Scalp and Hair Loss Clinical Cases in Dermatology · 2022
    29. Disorders of the hair and scalp. The BMJ · 1967 · 1 citations
    30. Cicatricial Alopecia InTech eBooks · 2018 · 1 citations