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Treating psoriasis on the scalp, nails, and skin folds is challenging, often requiring systemic treatments for severe cases, with some success in topical and biologic treatments.

Assessing newborn scalp hair can reveal important health information.

African American women report more hair issues and use different hair care practices than Caucasian women, and have different hair and scalp characteristics.

Herbal extract shampoo increased certain minerals in hair and improved hair growth and scalp health.

Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair and scalp diseases without needing skin biopsies.

Scalp melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, is often found late due to its hard-to-see location, especially in older men. Early detection, possible treatments, and the role of hairdressers in spotting it early are discussed. More research is needed to improve detection and treatment.

The document concludes that various clinical methods are used to assess ageing skin and the effectiveness of anti-ageing products.

Using a special stem cell formula on the scalp once a month for six months helped people with hair loss grow more hair.

The editor suggests removing "race" and "ethnicity" from dermatology and creating tools to objectively assess skin color and hair texture.

Stopping forehead irritation and using hydrocortisone helped a man's skin, Martinique has lower melanoma rates, a man had an allergy to a specific antifungal, another had unexplained cysts, certain drugs can cause skin reactions without always being interrelated, a link between Fanconi anemia and a skin condition was suggested, high levels of a certain protein may play a role in a type of psoriasis, and there's a need to study the connection between scalp pain and hair loss.

Melanocyte transplantation can safely restore skin color, especially in stable vitiligo, but must be chosen carefully based on the disease phase.

PDE inhibitors, especially PDE4 inhibitors like apremilast, are effective for certain inflammatory skin conditions but have side effects and can be costly.

Reflectance confocal microscopy is a useful, non-invasive tool for diagnosing some skin diseases, with potential for future improvements.

Different human traits like skin color and hair type vary between populations due to genetic adaptations to the environment.

Hair care practices like using relaxers and tight braiding can lead to permanent hair loss in black women.

Androgenic alopecia causes hair follicle degradation and skin restructuring, but some hair elements remain.

Surgical hair restoration has improved since 1959, with new techniques like minigrafts, micrografts, and scalp reductions creating more natural hairlines and reducing bald skin, despite some risks and potential for scarring.

Different markers are found in stem cells of the scalp's hair follicle bulge and the surrounding skin.

Effective scalp reconstruction requires a wide range of surgical skills and an understanding of hair biology.

Testosterone can cause acne and male-pattern baldness, affects hair growth in men and women, and makes male skin more sensitive.

Finasteride helps treat skin issues like acne and baldness by blocking testosterone conversion.

Targeting drugs to hair follicles can treat skin conditions, but reaching deep follicle areas is hard and needs more research.

Human scalp hair follicles have PGE2 and its receptors, which might affect hair growth.

The document concludes that skin aging in women can be caused by UV exposure and hormonal changes, and treatments like hormone replacement therapy and various skin therapies can help.

Men with male-pattern baldness have more androgen receptors in their scalp's oil glands, which may contribute to hair loss.

The photographic method for measuring facial hair density is reliable and valid but needs further testing on different hair densities and skin colors.

PGD2 stops hair growth and is higher in bald men with AGA.

Some patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome experience hair loss, which may be similar to alopecia areata or linked to skin lesions, possibly due to abnormal T cells, and bexarotene can help treat it.

Fat under the skin releases HGF which helps hair grow and gain color.

Chemotherapy can cause skin side effects that affect patients' lives, but they can be managed to avoid interrupting cancer treatment.