This article reviews various aspects of hair surgery, including techniques and considerations for androgenic alopecia, and reports no new research findings; the authors suggest areas for future study.
August 2014 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” The book is a detailed guide on hair restoration, useful for both new and experienced surgeons.
August 2014 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This collection of review articles discusses complications in facial plastic surgery, covering both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, and reports no new research findings.
May 2014 in “Transfusion and Apheresis Science” PRP treatment showed no hair regrowth improvement after the first application in patients with alopecia.
December 2022 in “Acta Biomaterialia” Corrections were made to a previous work on 3D printing a gel-alginate mix for creating hair follicles, but the main finding - that this method can help grow hair - remains the same.
December 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article provides information on meetings, transactions, and society news in dermatology but reports no new research findings.
April 2005 in “AORN Journal” The book is a detailed guide on dermatologic surgery techniques, recommended for both new and experienced doctors.
June 2022 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reports no results yet and only indicates an ongoing randomized placebo-controlled trial investigating the effects of microneedling combined with topical dutasteride solution for treating androgenetic alopecia.
126 citations
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January 2001 in “World Journal of Surgery” This review discusses current treatment options for liver hydatidosis, noting the potential benefits and limitations of chemotherapy and highlighting the need for more clinical trials to prevent recurrent disease; it reports no new findings.
4 citations
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December 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This correspondence discusses nasal sporotrichosis in children and does not report any clinical results.
January 1953 in “The Lancet” Alopecia areata's causes are unclear, treatments exist but relapses are common.
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November 2010 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study measured the lengths and depths of different portions of occipital scalp hair follicles and suggested cutting below 1 mm for hair regeneration procedures to avoid damaging the bulge zone.
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November 1996 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” A kidney transplant patient on cyclosporin experienced unexpected severe hair loss, which improved with treatment adjustments.
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November 2011 in “Skin Research and Technology” The authors observed that the patterned melanoderma on the hairless scalp of fair-skinned Caucasian men with androgenic alopecia resembled similar patterns seen on facial skin.
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December 2008 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This article reviews hair and nail disorders in children, emphasizing their prevalence, congenital and acquired origins, and the diagnostic challenges compared to treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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October 2016 This article reviews the complex structure and molecular composition of hair keratins, highlighting their self-assembly process and implications for keratin extraction techniques, but reports no new experimental results.
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April 2006 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that US and EU experts provided similar ratings of hair loss changes from global photographs in male subjects with androgenetic alopecia, supporting the use of standardized photographic evaluations.
3 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study suggests that using ex vivo dermatoscopy can improve the accuracy of scalp biopsy processing by correctly guiding tissue bisection and potentially reducing laboratory costs and turnaround time.
3 citations
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May 2010 in “Victorian literature and culture” This article discusses the substantial presence of advertising material in the original serial numbers of "The Pickwick Papers," accounting for almost one third of the content, but presents no new results.
2 citations
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December 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study developed a new semiquantitative grading scale for frontal and vertex androgenetic alopecia, which was found to be more sensitive and objective than existing classifications.
January 2019 in “Przegląd Dermatologiczny” This report presents a case of a 57-year-old woman with APS-4, generalized alopecia, and rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the need to screen for other autoimmune disorders in patients with a single organ-specific autoimmune disease.
65 citations
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February 2015 in “Neuro-Oncology” In this study, four children with recurrent atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors experienced disease stabilization or regression after treatment with alisertib, suggesting its potential role in future trials for this condition.
58 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review highlights that microneedling shows some promise for improving hair growth in alopecia, particularly when used with other treatments, though more research is needed to establish its efficacy and protocols.
39 citations
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November 1984 in “Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology” Minoxidil lowers blood pressure, increases heart rate, and improves blood flow in dogs.
23 citations
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September 2018 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article explains that skin microneedling promotes skin regeneration by creating microinjuries, which stimulate collagen and elastin production, making it effective for treating various skin issues with high effectiveness, limited side effects, and a short recovery time.
21 citations
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December 2012 in “European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics” This study suggests that using particle-bound antiseptics may provide more effective and longer-lasting skin antisepsis compared to their non-particulate forms.
19 citations
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October 2020 in “Biomedical Microdevices” This review discusses the use of derma rollers for cosmetic purposes and their potential in transdermal drug delivery by summarizing evidence on their design, efficacy, safety, and concerns from preclinical and clinical reports.
16 citations
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July 2000 in “Dermatologic surgery” This paper contains author contact information and disclosures without reporting new research findings or results.
12 citations
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July 2015 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This study observed that microneedling induced significant hair regrowth and reduced hyperpigmentation in two Pomeranians with alopecia X, with stable results over 12 months.
11 citations
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January 1961 in “Archives of dermatology” In this study, corticosteroid injections were found to be more effective than saline for inducing hair regrowth in cases of alopecia areata with long-duration and extensive hair loss.