May 2023 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” The document concludes that there are various surgical techniques for hair restoration, their success depends on the surgeon's skill, patient's health, and quality of donor hair, and they can potentially improve the mental well-being of those with hair loss.
October 2022 in “Hair Transplantation” This article discusses the ergonomic challenges in hair restoration surgeries, particularly FUT and FUE techniques, emphasizing the need to minimize pain and fatigue for patients and surgeons, but it reports no new clinical results.
January 2022 in “Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology” This review concludes that the two-stage technique of hair transplantation with prior fat grafting appears effective for treating scalp scars, based on existing literature.
December 2019 in “International journal of scientific research in science and technology” This study developed and validated a simple and cost-effective spectrophotometric method to accurately determine Aminexil in cosmetic formulations containing niacinamide and pyridoxine.
Hair thickening procedures can help people with early hair loss when combined with proper scalp and hair care.
January 2018 in “Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies” This article details initial findings from moustache restoration using the FUE hair restoration technique in 8 adult males with prolabial alopecia following repaired bilateral cleft lip.
This study found that structural changes in the stroma surrounding hair follicles and skin laxity are associated with the appearance of large pores, regardless of ethnicity or age.
November 2013 in “Journal of clinical & experimental dermatology research” This article describes the follicular unit extraction method for hair transplantation, discussing its application, candidate selection, technique, outcomes, and the authors' experiences in over several hundred cases, without presenting new clinical results.
June 2000 in “Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” This review describes recent advancements in hair transplantation techniques for more natural results and provides a detailed technique for hair restoration, but it does not report any new clinical findings.
January 1997 in “Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)” This study suggested that electron spin resonance techniques can potentially measure gamma ray exposure in human hair samples, though variability and time sensitivity pose challenges for accurate dose estimation.
March 2023 in “MDPI eBooks” This reprint reviews 14 papers on advances in solid-phase microextraction techniques for bioanalysis, reporting no new results.
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January 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reported that a new extraction technique using cautery and forceps is a simple, effective treatment and diagnostic procedure for eruptive vellus hair cysts, with no recurrence after 4 months.
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May 2004 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article describes efforts in the field of hair restoration to achieve complete results in fewer sessions, but it does not report new clinical outcomes.
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September 1977 in “PubMed” This article describes a new surgical technique called "hair-lifting" for treating male-pattern alopecia, which involves removing sections of bald scalp and repositioning remaining hair.
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April 2018 in “Cosmetics” This study found that females with androgenic alopecia experienced greater improvements in hair density after cosmetic treatments compared to males, in a cohort stratified by age and gender.
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October 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study highlights that chemicals used in brow lamination, like ammonium thioglycolate and thioglycolic acid, may cause skin irritation and other systemic issues, suggesting a need for further investigation and regulatory measures.
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April 2014 in “International Wound Journal” The authors reported that V-Y-S plasty was a safe one-stage method for reconstructing very large scalp alopecia following burns or surgeries.
March 2026 in “Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This study observed an unexpected case where a 44-year-old woman developed linear scalp pigmentation, resembling a tattoo, after undergoing a microneedling procedure followed by hair dyeing two days later, emphasizing the need to advise patients on avoiding hair dye application soon after such treatments.
September 2024 in “Zagazig University Medical Journal” This study concluded that incorporating platelet-rich plasma into follicular unit extraction improved scar tissue texture and quality but did not significantly enhance hair restoration results in non-androgenic alopecia.
This review discusses current therapies for androgenetic alopecia, focusing on hair transplantation methods like FUT and FUE, but does not present new clinical results.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study found that regardless of alopecia type, follicular unit extraction resulted in good patient satisfaction concerning appearance and visual age.
December 2023 in “Medicine” This study observed that platelet-rich gel for scalp defect reconstruction was more cost-effective and less painful but resulted in poorer hair growth compared to the external tissue expansion technique.
April 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that FUE hair transplantation for male androgenetic alopecia results in a high hair follicle survival rate and patient satisfaction, with a low complication rate.
July 2021 in “Indian journal of dermatopathology and diagnostic dermatology” In this study, researchers documented several trichoscopic features that were statistically significant indicators of alopecia and scalp disorders compared to healthy controls.
January 2018 in “Archives of general internal medicine” The document concludes that automatic biofiber hair implant is a new method for improving hair growth.
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March 2011 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study classified hairline contours in Asian women and concluded that their refined hair transplantation techniques may help correct wide foreheads with M-shaped or rectangular hairline contours.
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June 2010 in “Electrophoresis” This study reported advances in identifying low-abundance proteins in wool by using fractionation techniques to reduce the dominance of intermediate filament proteins, improving the understanding of the wool proteome.
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July 2020 in “Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy” This study found that combining micro-needling, low-level laser therapy, and autologous non-activated platelet-rich plasma increased hair density in patients with androgenic alopecia over the treatment period.
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December 2016 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This review discusses the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedures for men and highlights the importance of considering sex-specific factors for optimal treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
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April 2021 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” This review discusses facial gender confirmation surgery, particularly focusing on the upper third of the face, and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes virtual surgical planning and postoperative care.