16 citations
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October 1979 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” In this report, a 17-year-old boy received successful scalp reduction surgery for alopecia due to a thermal burn, achieving excellent cosmetic results without hypertrophic or keloidal scarring.
11 citations
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January 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The researchers reported that using extenders during scalp reductions increased effectiveness by 30 to 86% and prevented "stretch-back" in subsequent procedures.
4 citations
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June 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This review describes the edge out punch for follicular unit excision, which may reduce follicle transection with its thicker walls and internal bevel design compared to other punch shapes, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2025 in “Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery” In this guide, the authors describe a scalp incision technique that minimizes damage to hair follicles and results in barely noticeable scars in hair-bearing areas.
62 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that dermoscopy-guided scalp biopsies provided a definitive pathological diagnosis in 95% of patients with cicatricial alopecia.
8 citations
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January 1986 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This article discusses surgical treatments for male pattern hair loss in black individuals, emphasizing the need for technique adjustments due to specific characteristics of black skin and hair, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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December 2007 in “Drug and therapeutics bulletin” This review discusses updated guidance on treating scalp ringworm in children, emphasizing newer antifungal drugs, but does not report new clinical results.
January 2015 in “Independent Nurse” Different scalp conditions can lead to hair loss or tumors, with treatments varying from creams to surgery; early detection is crucial.
April 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article proposes a standardized naming system for areas of the balding scalp to improve communication among hair restoration professionals, but it reports no clinical results.
44 citations
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November 1998 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This review provides a framework for diagnosing acquired scalp alopecias and discusses both non-scarring and scarring types, but reports no new clinical results.
34 citations
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August 2003 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study found that hair diameter increases toward the scalp during pregnancy, a novel observation compared to the normal decrease seen in nonpregnant women.
5 citations
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May 2021 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This review discusses the evidence for a cause-and-effect relationship between scalp condition and hair condition, and reports no new clinical results from trials.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “Journal of Digital Information Management” This study evaluated different convolutional neural network architectures for diagnosing scalp and hair diseases, and found that VGG16 and VGG19 consistently outperformed other models in accuracy, demonstrating their effectiveness and reliability in this medical application.
Using high-throughput proteomics, this study identified 34 differentially expressed proteins in the lesional skin of adults with scalp psoriasis, suggesting a cytokine storm response linked to bacterial antigens.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications” This review reports that while deep learning shows promise in diagnosing scalp disorders from images, challenges remain with data quality and model interpretability, suggesting that integrating explainable AI techniques is crucial for building trust and facilitating clinical adoption.
July 2022 in “Al-Mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ṣaydalaẗ” In this study, topical azelaic acid cream 20% was observed to show acceptable efficacy for treating localized alopecia areata of the scalp, offering a potential therapeutic alternative to topical clobetasol ointment 0.05%.
November 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study conducted in a hair restoration clinic found that using the vertical scalp mobility method resulted in a significantly greater number of hairs available from the donor strip compared to the horizontal method, with an increase of approximately 970 hairs (P < .05).
May 2017 in “Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure” This notice states that the article has been withdrawn due to the journal's transfer to a new publisher and reports no research findings.
245 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” 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.
74 citations
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January 2020 in “IEEE Access” This study reports that the ScalpEye system accurately diagnosed dandruff, folliculitis, hair loss, and oily hair with a precision range of 97.41% to 99.09%.
46 citations
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December 2003 in “Advances in neonatal care” This article reviews fetal scalp hair formation and related disorders but reports no new research results.
41 citations
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January 2020 in “BioMed Research International” This study found that micrografts containing human hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells significantly increased hair count and density compared to placebo over 58 weeks in patients experiencing hair loss.
36 citations
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January 2015 in “Dermatology” In this study, bimatoprost solution showed better results than corticosteroid in terms of rapidity, percentage of hair regrowth, and side effects for treating scalp alopecia areata.
26 citations
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July 2006 in “Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery” This review discusses advancements in techniques for scalp reconstruction, highlighting improved cosmetic outcomes and reduced morbidity, but reports no new clinical results.
20 citations
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October 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document concludes that clinicians should be aware of common hair and scalp disorders in women of African descent and that more research is needed to develop effective treatments.
20 citations
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February 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study reports that micropigmentation with iron oxide pigments is a safe and effective method for camouflaging scalp scars.
15 citations
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February 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study demonstrated that using morphometric and 3D reconstruction software to evaluate scalp biopsies in non-cicatricial alopecias may be feasible and sensitive for detecting subtle follicular changes.
14 citations
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September 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review derived guidelines for scalp surgery suggesting improved outcomes when avoiding neurovascular structures, preserving tissue integrity, and maintaining hair direction, but it reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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July 1992 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article discusses advancements in hair restoration techniques over 25 years, emphasizing a shift towards natural, undetectable results with the use of small grafts and reevaluated design philosophies, but reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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December 1996 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article discusses surgical innovations in scalp reduction to improve cosmetic outcomes but reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the benefits of anchor techniques for minimizing scars and stretch-back.