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July 2020 in “Trends in Urology and Men's Health” This article discusses cosmetic surgeries offered to men in the UK and highlights potential risks but reports no new findings.
2 citations
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July 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article discusses how facial plastic surgeons can incorporate hair restoration into their practices and reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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July 2021 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study concluded that a triangular flag-shaped incision design in hair transplantation achieved better hair alignment compared to the common elliptical incision, particularly in patients with specific hair directions.
1 citations
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October 2018 in “InTech eBooks” This article reviews treatment approaches for cicatricial alopecia, describing how medication efficacy varies and suggesting autologous hair transplantation for stable cases; no new clinical data are presented.
1 citations
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October 2018 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study found that 2-hair follicular unit grafts were the most common grouping in hair transplant procedures, with frontal edema as the most frequent postoperative complication.
1 citations
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November 2017 in “Dermatologic clinics” This review discusses common male cosmetic procedures often performed in combination but provides no new clinical results; it shares the author's experience and suggests potential benefits of combining therapies.
This review synthesizes evidence on strategies to preserve donor aesthetics and reserve in follicular unit extraction, emphasizing conservative extraction limits and long-term planning to prevent donor site morbidity.
In this systematic review, the authors reported that both FUE and FUT hair transplant techniques induce oxidative stress and inflammation, impacting graft survival, but interventions like PRGF, CO2 laser, and dermal microtissues can enhance healing, reduce inflammation, and improve follicular survival.
March 2025 in “Bulletin of the Medical Institute of Continuing Education” In this literature review, the authors concluded that FUE hair autotransplantation is the most effective current treatment approach for androgenic alopecia, as it offers stable and durable results, improving patients' quality of life more significantly than conservative therapies.
November 2024 in “BMC Surgery” This article notes the increasing incidence of androgenetic alopecia in males and the growing acceptance of follicular unit extraction as a treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
June 2024 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” In this case report, a 44-year-old woman underwent a successful hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction on a myocutaneous free flap, resulting in an 80 to 85% hair survival rate after 12 months and significant improvement in external alopecia aesthetics.
December 2023 in “International Journal of Medical Arts” In this study, researchers observed significant morphological and histological differences in transplanted hair follicles compared to native donor follicles post-FUE hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting substantial variations in sebaceous gland and root sheath degeneration at the recipient site.
June 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that FUE megasession with a specific surgical design is an effective and satisfactory treatment for Asian patients with high-grade male androgenetic alopecia, achieving natural hair density and high patient and doctor satisfaction, with minimal side effects.
March 2021 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This study found that using a trapezoid strip in hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia minimizes follicular unit transection and yields significantly more grafts compared to an elliptical strip.
Surgeons should evaluate new technologies critically, offer a range of services including non-surgical options, and be aware of marketing influences to meet patient needs and maintain a successful practice.
Modern hair restoration techniques can effectively treat hair loss and provide natural-looking results.
January 2016 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that there are various causes and treatments for hair loss, with hair transplantation being a notable option.
January 2010 in “Elsevier eBooks” Hair transplantation is a treatment for hair loss mainly caused by genetics, with various techniques and potential complications, and results visible after 8-12 months.
July 2008 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This review discusses common mistakes in follicular unit transplantation and provides guidance for practitioners to enhance patient outcomes, but reports no new clinical results.
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July 2023 in “Advances in therapy” This study reported that autologous hair transplantation is a safe and effective treatment for children with cicatricial alopecia, achieving an average hair survival rate of 85.3% and high satisfaction among family members, with minimal complications observed.
January 2026 in “Avicenna Bulletin” In this study, male patients with stage III-IV androgenetic alopecia who underwent hair transplantation using a technique that considers the direction and angle of hair growth reported a 19.7% increase in satisfaction regarding the naturalness of their results.
17 citations
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August 2019 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review examines non-invasive methods for diagnosing inflammatory skin diseases like lupus erythematosus and psoriatic inflammation using samples from plucked hair and skin tape-strips, but no new clinical results are presented.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” In this retrospective observational study, the researchers evaluated autologous FUE hair transplantation for nine patients with secondary scarring alopecia from infections, reporting 88.9% satisfaction 12 months post-surgery and minimal complications, suggesting it is an effective and minimally invasive treatment option.
1 citations
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April 2019 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study examined how different surgical techniques tailored to individual patient characteristics affected outcomes in secondary female hairline correction surgery, finding that patient-specific approaches can lead to satisfactory results.
34 citations
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August 2015 in “Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience” This study found that augmenting or reducing allopregnanolone activity in the BNST affected contextual fear expression in rats, suggesting sex differences in anxiety may be linked to neuroactive steroid regulation.
15 citations
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April 2023 in “Biology” This review discusses the characteristics, extraction strategies, and potential applications of plant and algal lipid droplets but reports no new empirical findings.
This study describes a system called FOLLYSIS©, which uses mathematics and image analysis to optimize Follicular Unit Extraction hair transplants, showing high accuracy in measuring donor area density and reducing donor site injury.
8 citations
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July 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the increasing use of follicular unit extraction in hair transplant surgery and presents no new research findings.
June 2025 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Sampling methods greatly affect skin microbiome data in acne studies.
October 2022 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article highlights key considerations for hair restoration surgery, noting that surgeons must account for differences in esthetic ideals, hair characteristics, and healing properties across different ethnic groups to achieve optimal outcomes.