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This study found that while both microneedling-assisted methotrexate and triamcinolone acetonide treatments led to improvements in recalcitrant alopecia areata, methotrexate-treated areas had significantly better outcomes in terms of SALT score reduction, patient satisfaction, and relapse rates, suggesting its superior short-term efficacy.

In this review, recent innovations in hair transplantation, such as AI-assisted graft selection, robotic systems, stem cell therapy, and advanced drug delivery techniques, are reported to enhance hair density and thickness for more natural results and higher patient satisfaction by addressing limitations of traditional methods.

This study on androgenetic alopecia in mice introduced a novel therapy combining microneedle patches and cold atmospheric plasma to enhance minoxidil delivery, leading to improved hair regeneration by boosting vascular growth and reshaping the hair follicle microenvironment.

This review discusses the mechanisms and engineering techniques for enhancing the targeted delivery of extracellular vesicles in therapies but reports no new clinical findings; the authors encourage further exploration to advance clinical applications.

This review synthesizes recent research to propose a precision framework for treating androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata based on genetic insights and pathway biology, highlighting the roles of androgen-receptor signaling, immune dysregulation, and emerging therapies like regenerative medicine and AI-assisted diagnostics.

This review discusses the use of ablative and nonablative fractional resurfacing for enhanced topical drug delivery in dermatology and reports no new clinical results; further studies are needed to explore these methods.

This article reviews emerging treatments for androgenetic alopecia, including topical 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors and prostaglandin modulators, but reports no clinical results and calls for further efficacy evidence, especially for PRP.

This study found that using PRP injections in skin flap reconstructions and combining acellular dermal matrix with split-thickness skin grafts improved healing and reduced complications in the surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.

In this study, radiofrequency microporation significantly improved topical minoxidil delivery and hair regrowth in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia, with minimal systemic exposure compared to oral administration, suggesting it could be a promising needle-free option for topical therapy.

The document provides a quiz for physicians to earn continuing medical education credits in facial plastic surgery.

This study found no clinically significant effects of intraovarian injection of platelet-rich plasma on ovarian function over one year in patients with extremely low functional ovarian reserve.

In this chapter, the authors provide a detailed overview of the fundamental science and operational principles of radiofrequency technologies, particularly in enhancing liposuction procedures through minimally-invasive techniques like RF-assisted lipolysis and fractional RF subdermal treatment.

This review explores the role of FGF signaling in hair follicle development and highlights its potential as a new therapeutic target for hair loss, which could surpass existing treatments in terms of efficacy and safety.

This review highlights the potential of nanotechnology for hair follicle regeneration, focusing on strategies such as hair cycle modulation, progenitor cell stimulation, and wound-induced hair neogenesis, while also discussing regulatory challenges that may affect the development of these innovative approaches.

This review discusses the use of aesthetic treatments for medical purposes and their therapeutic potential but provides no new clinical results.

This review outlines the design and engineering of multifunctional hydrogels, emphasizing their evolving biomedical applications, notably in controlled drug delivery, tissue support, and disease management, and discusses their potential for clinical translation.

This review article evaluates the effectiveness of autologous fat transplantation in regenerative medicine and rejuvenation, highlighting its biocompatibility and non-immunogenic properties as a facial filler, and notes the variable outcomes based on adipose tissue size.

This review discusses how recent advancements in computational and lab-based methods have enhanced peptide drug discovery, noting the efficiency and cost benefits over traditional approaches and the potential for targeting difficult protein interactions, including protein degradation using proteolysis-targeting chimeras.

This review highlights the promising potential of microemulsions and nanoemulsions in (trans)dermal drug delivery, noting a gap in understanding their distinct mechanisms and composition-related effects on skin permeability, while emphasizing the limited clarity on mesostructures and cosolvent impacts.

This review highlights that the combination of ultrasound and microneedles can enhance transdermal drug delivery by using physical and energy-driven mechanisms to improve drug penetration into deeper skin layers, with implications for precision medicine and chronic disease treatments.

This study found that plasma rich in growth factors showed promising results for increasing hair number and thickness in androgenic alopecia patients, with better outcomes after multiple injections.

This article introduces geriatric aesthetics and discusses the potential of platelet-rich plasma as a cost-effective solution in developing countries, but reports no new clinical results.

This review highlights how advanced nanocarrier and microneedle-based transdermal drug delivery strategies can potentially improve the treatment of skin diseases by enhancing site-specific drug delivery, increasing skin penetration, and reducing systemic toxicity compared to conventional methods.

This review discusses advancements in the use of microneedle arrays and nanoparticles for transdermal delivery of therapeutics, noting challenges in overcoming the skin barrier and summarizing recent clinical trial achievements in areas like cancer therapy and gene therapy.

This review highlights novel drug delivery systems for alopecia that enhance localization in the pilosebaceous unit, reduce systemic exposure, and support sustained drug release, with a focus on optimized follicular carriers ranging from 100-300 nm for improved drug residence compared to conventional methods.

This study reviewed eight studies investigating transcutaneous drug delivery via fractional laser and microneedling for alopecia treatment, with six studies showing improved hair regrowth over topical therapy alone, suggesting its potential as a promising treatment strategy, although further research is needed to refine treatment parameters.

This review discusses the development of liposome-based delivery systems to enhance skin wound healing, highlighting their advantages and potential applications, but reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the integration of nanoparticles with microneedles to improve drug delivery through enhanced stability, bioavailability, and controlled release, noting ongoing challenges with stability, scalability, and safety.

This review discusses the development and applications of microneedles, particularly through 3D printing, highlighting their potential in transdermal drug delivery but reporting no new results.

This review describes recent advances in using nanoparticles for drug delivery to hair follicles, with potential applications in treating skin diseases such as alopecia and acne, but reports no new findings.