February 2018 in “BMJ case reports” This case report describes an 18-year-old woman with a pruritic rash featuring extensive confluent scaly erythema, hyperkeratotic follicular plugging, and waxy keratoderma on palms and soles.
January 2026 in “Materials Today Bio” This study demonstrated that a multifunctional hydrogel containing Prussian blue nanozymes and an ultrasound-responsive nitric oxide donor improved healing in diabetic wounds by reducing oxidative stress, promoting angiogenesis, and enhancing tissue repair in animal models.
In this research, low-fluence light-based hair removal was explored, revealing its potential for at-home use with improvements in efficacy and safety, particularly for dark skin individuals, although further studies are necessary.
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March 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This narrative discusses the use of radiosurgery in cosmetic procedures and reports no new clinical results.
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April 2025 in “Journal of Applied Polymer Science” This study found that microneedles based on polyphosphazene with green tea polyphenols significantly enhanced wound healing in a diabetic rat model.
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January 2008 in “Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy” This review examines the literature on laser hair removal to provide evidence-based guidelines for treatment intervals, pre- and post-treatment practices, and areas that should be avoided, but presents no new findings.
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September 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that combining platelet-rich plasma with microneedling or fractional CO2 laser therapy was more effective in treating postacne atrophic scars than using these therapies alone, also boosting patient satisfaction.
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January 2023 in “Biomedicines” This study found that using a combination of ablative CO₂ fractional laser and fetal fibroblast transplantation significantly reduced scarring in mice, with long-term sphere-forming cultured fibroblasts producing scar appearances closest to normal skin.
July 2026 in “Applied Sciences” This review suggests that 308 nm excimer therapy may offer a well-tolerated non-pharmacologic option for alopecia areata, with more limited evidence for its effectiveness in lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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February 2019 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This review discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma for various dermatological conditions and highlights the need for more research to standardize its protocols and understand its biological mechanisms.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study evaluated the 308-nm excimer laser as an adjuvant treatment for frontal fibrosing alopecia and found it may stabilize hairline recession and improve erythema and perifollicular hyperkeratosis, with transient erythema as the only reported adverse effect.
March 2024 in “Majallah-i taḥqīqāt-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Zāhidān/Majallah-i taḥqīqāt-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Zāhidān./Zahedan journal of researches in medical sciences” This case study describes the successful treatment of facial pigmentation using microneedling combined with platelet-rich plasma, suggesting high effectiveness with minimal side effects in this application.
July 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study from PRP Bristol suggests that PRP therapy may stimulate hair growth by revitalizing dormant follicles, noting its rising popularity as a non-surgical option for hair restoration.
April 2025 in “Journal of Medical Residency Review” This review examined the use of platelet-rich plasma in aesthetic skin rejuvenation and found promising results when combined with other treatments, but limited efficacy when used alone.
This study found that proretinal nanoparticles, applied topically, are safe and effective for penetration into hair follicles, enhancing retinoid biological activity in the skin while reducing irritation compared to conventional retinal formulations.
September 2025 in “Journal of lasers in medical sciences” This study found that thulium laser therapy significantly improved hair regrowth and patient satisfaction in individuals with androgenic alopecia, demonstrating safety and effectiveness with no reported adverse events during short-term evaluation.
July 2025 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study reported that a non-ablative fractional laser effectively improved visible hair growth and scalp appearance in both men and women with androgenetic alopecia, with a high success rate in identifying post-treatment improvements, and no adverse events were documented among the 132 patients evaluated.
December 2023 in “Lasers in Medical Science” Fractionated laser therapy, especially erbium-glass laser, effectively increases hair thickness in people with hair loss but doesn't increase the number of hairs.
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June 2022 in “Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery” This literature watch compiles recent studies on photobiomodulation therapy across various applications, offering no new empirical findings.
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February 2018 This study found that Raman spectroscopy has potential for detecting biophysical differences in basal cell carcinoma compared to normal skin structures, supporting its future use in Mohs surgery.
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June 2006 in “PubMed” This report presents a case of a woman with salt and pepper facial hair treated with a combination of laser hair removal and topical eflornithine.
March 2017 in “Jurnal materi dan pembelajaran fisika” This review discusses applications of light diffraction in healthcare, highlighting its use in LASIK procedures, optogenetics, and measuring hair diameter, but reports no new results.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study explored the use of an AI-driven device, HairMetrix, to quantitatively assess the effects of PRP treatments on scalp health in two Caucasian women with androgenetic alopecia, reporting increases in average hair width and follicle count after one treatment.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This article discusses the use of Platelet Rich Plasma therapy for skin rejuvenation and hair loss and reports no new clinical results, noting its minimally invasive nature and effect on skin texture and elasticity.
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August 2010 in “Journal of dermatology” This study found that photoepilation using intense pulsed light significantly reduced hair growth parameters, and phototrichograms may offer an objective method to evaluate its effectiveness.
January 1996 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This letter to the editor by Walter P. Unger discusses topics related to hair transplantation and reports no new research findings.
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September 2017 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study found that LED light irradiation induced proliferation and migration of human outer root sheath cells, potentially through the stimulation of the Wnt/β-catenin and ERK signaling pathways.
June 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This abstract describes the Dermatologic Surgery journal's extensive focus on skin surgery procedures, but it presents no new research findings.
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January 2024 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” In this study, researchers observed that while paradoxical hypertrichosis occurred after laser hair removal in some cases, using daily sun protection and diode laser SHR significantly reduced its incidence, with the periareolar area identified as a high-risk region.
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December 2021 in “Applied sciences” This study observed that a combination of micro-needling and low-level light/laser therapy significantly increased hair density in patients with mild to moderate androgenic alopecia, showing an increase of 12 hairs/cm² after 16 weeks, compared to baseline.