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This review discusses recent advances in surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials for vascular grafts, highlighting promising methods like gene engineering and targeting ligand immobilization to improve clinical outcomes.

This study found that progressive frontal hairline recession in postmenopausal women may exhibit features similar to fibrosing alopecia, with histologic similarities to lichen planopilaris but lacking lesions of lichen planus.

This study concluded that horizontal sections of scalp biopsy specimens provide more diagnostic information for male pattern androgenetic alopecia than vertical sections and can predict hair regrowth potential following topical minoxidil therapy.

In this review, the authors summarize classical and recent insights into the biology and treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids, concluding that while understanding and strategies have advanced, effective prevention and treatments remain unsatisfactory.

This study found that videodermoscopy enhances diagnostic accuracy for scalp and hair disorders beyond simple clinical inspection and reveals novel disease features that could improve clinical understanding.

This review discusses the dermoscopic features of common hair and scalp disorders and reports no new clinical results, aiming to assist dermatologists in diagnosing conditions like tinea capitis and alopecia areata.

This review discusses the roles of sebaceous gland activity, Malassezia yeast, and individual susceptibility in scalp flaking disorders, including dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, but reports no new experiment results.

This study found that dermal papilla cells from balding scalp hair follicles have significantly higher levels of androgen receptors than those from non-balding follicles, supporting their in vivo androgen response.

In this study, researchers identified 18 genetic associations with scalp and facial hair traits in Latin Americans, including novel loci for hair greying and balding, with implications for understanding hair evolution.

In this report, six elderly women with a novel pustular dermatosis of the scalp experienced chronic lesions unresponsive to antibiotics but were effectively managed with potent topical steroids.

This study reports that the asebia-2J mutation in mice affects sebaceous gland function and leads to hair follicle destruction, offering a model for human scarring alopecias.

This article discusses advancements in understanding how skin stem cells and fibroblasts contribute to scar formation, highlighting current and potential therapies aimed at preventing or reducing scarring, yet notes that effective treatments without significant side effects are still lacking.

This study found that scaffolds made from human hair proteins supported better cell growth and interactions than control surfaces, indicating potential use in tissue engineering.

This review discusses dermal cell heterogeneity in wound healing and scar formation, highlighting the varied roles of different fibroblasts and the potential of skin substitutes without presenting new clinical results.

This study suggests that fibromodulin may regulate transforming growth factor-β activity during scar formation, influencing the transition from fetal scarless repair to adult scar-forming repair in rats.

In this study, a new shading model for hair was developed that better matches real-life light scattering, thanks to detailed new measurements of hair fiber scattering not predicted by existing models.

This study found that videodermoscopy reveals distinct dermoscopic features in patients with alopecia areata incognita, aiding in biopsy decisions by identifying the appropriate sampling area and potentially avoiding unnecessary procedures.

Finasteride 1mg helps reverse hair miniaturization in men and postmenopausal women.

This study observed that triple horizontal scalp biopsies provided a more accurate diagnosis of female pattern hair loss in women than a single horizontal biopsy, especially for those with advanced hair loss.

Minoxidil increases blood flow in balding scalps, possibly reversing hair loss.

This review discusses recent advancements in scar reduction techniques, highlighting promising therapeutic targets and the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in promoting scarless wound healing, but reports no new clinical results.

This review provides an overview of scalp psoriasis treatments but presents no new clinical results; it highlights various options including coal tar, salicylic acid, corticosteroids, and vitamin D3 analogues.

This review discusses the role of fibroblast heterogeneity in determining skin scarring versus regeneration and reports no new results, highlighting opportunities for developing antiscarring therapies.

This study found that low level laser therapy at 655 nm significantly increased hair counts in males with androgenetic alopecia.

This review discusses the mechanisms of wound healing and excessive scarring, highlighting the importance of understanding these processes for developing new therapies to prevent fibrotic scarring in large skin wounds.

This study found that recombinant human HGF/SF injections altered hair follicle growth cycles and mildly promoted hair elongation in mice, depending on their hair cycle stage.

This review discusses the mechanisms of scar formation and current strategies for scar-free wound healing, reporting no new clinical results and emphasizing the need for further research.

This review discusses current treatment challenges and strategies for managing psoriasis in the scalp, nails, and intertriginous areas, emphasizing the need for effective and well-tolerated long-term options, but reports no new clinical results.

In this study, Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells, cultured with human platelet lysate, showed enhanced wound-healing capabilities and multilineage differentiation potential, distinguishing them from bone marrow-derived stem cells and presenting exciting prospects for regenerative medicine.

In this study, fetal rat wounds at gestational age 16 days healed without scar formation and resembled normal skin architecture, unlike those at 18 days which resulted in scarring and lack of hair follicles.