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This review highlights that hair transplantation can be a reconstructive treatment for various types of alopecia, including secondary scarring, congenital, and select primary scarring and nonscarring dermatological alopecias.

This study found that while a modified BASP classification for pattern hair loss could classify previously unrecognized types, it was less accurate and harder to use than the existing BASP classification.

The woman's symptoms and tests suggest her adrenal glands are producing too many male hormones.

The authors reported that certain cosmetic procedures can lead to secondary alopecia, and suggested dermatologists play a crucial role in managing these complications and raising awareness about potential adverse effects.

In this case report, a rare pilar cyst was found in the left temporal region of a 75-year-old male, highlighting the potential for such cysts to mimic temporal space infections and complicate treatment plans.

This case series reported that telogen effluvium may reveal underlying traction alopecia, emphasizing the importance of recognizing this to ensure accurate diagnosis and treatment.

This study suggests that observing the acute telogen effluvium triad—frontal fringe, temporal recess, and occipital fringe—can aid in diagnosing telogen effluvium during resolution phases, despite challenges like negative pull tests.

This article reviews pediatric hair growth issues, common causes of hair loss in children, and approaches to diagnosis, but presents no new clinical findings.

This case report describes a treatment approach for frontal and temporal alopecia using oral dutasteride, minoxidil lotion, and triamcinolone injections, with hyaluronic acid successfully treating injection site atrophy.

This study introduced and evaluated Ahmad's NPRT system for documenting hair loss, finding it helpful in assessing the specific state of male pattern baldness in 500 patients.

This article proposes enhancing the Norwood-Hamilton scale for assessing hair loss patterns but reports no new clinical results.

Men with a certain type of hair loss often use facial moisturizers, and a specific antibiotic treatment may help another hair condition.

Normal hair thickness varies by scalp area and a mix of hair thicknesses is typical in healthy individuals.

This case report describes a probable connection between lamotrigine treatment and hair loss, resolving upon discontinuation, suggesting alopecia as a rare side effect of the drug.

Doctors successfully rebuilt a sideburn using skin and hair from near the ear in one surgery.

This review proposes an anatomy-based framework for understanding recipient site scalp necrosis in hair transplantation, emphasizing regional vascular vulnerability and surgical factors, but does not provide new clinical results.

In this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at a Karachi hospital, researchers found a high prevalence of Telogen Effluvium in female COVID-19 survivors, particularly those with diabetes, and noted that dietary supplementation may be linked to reduced hair loss severity post-infection.

In this case report, a 62-year-old woman with hyperandrogenism and polycythemia was diagnosed with a rare ovarian steroid cell tumor, highlighting the importance of considering such tumors in similar presentations; surgical removal led to symptom and lab normalization.

This study reported that a frontoplasty endoscopic subperiosteal technique using three small incisions was effective and aesthetically beneficial in treating upper facial aging among patients with frontotemporal alopecia, though it did result in some minor complications such as eyebrow correction issues and recurring glabellar wrinkles.

This review identifies four common types of hair loss in children—alopecia related to tinea capitis, alopecia areata, traction alopecia, and telogen effluvium—while noting trichotillosis and other rarer causes, including pressure-induced and congenital factors, as additional potential causes of alopecia in this population.

In this retrospective study from Jiangsu Province Hospital, researchers reported a high prevalence of pediatric androgenetic alopecia in patients under 18, often associated with hormonal imbalances and comorbid conditions, emphasizing the need for individualized treatment plans that prioritize addressing hormonal disorders and comorbidities.

In this review, the authors examined different surgical techniques for achieving brow lift effects, considering patient characteristics and goals to determine the most suitable approach for each case.

In this study, researchers used trichoscopy to establish standardized findings for normal hair and scalp characteristics in 360 healthy males, noting significant age-related differences in hair diameter variability and identifying potential pathological indicators like colored dots and scarring not present in healthy individuals.

In their commentary, the authors introduce additional cosmetic procedures—thread lifts, temporal lifting with dermal fillers, and facelifts—that may lead to type 2 pressure alopecia, expanding the understanding of this condition's potential causes beyond the original classification tied to cosmetic injections and sustained external pressure.

This report presents a case of an 18-year-old female-to-male transgender man experiencing hair loss and varied hair lengths over his temples, raising questions about the diagnosis as the patient exhibited no itching or rash.

This study found that hair from the vertex posterior is a reliable sampling region for detecting zolpidem intake, showing consistent drug concentration and peak position compared to other scalp regions.

This study found that quantitative trichoscopy is a simple and effective method for determining hair density and thickness in Egyptians, establishing baseline values for clinical hair loss investigations.

This study found that hair testosterone concentrations show some consistency over time, but factors like hair washing and individual growth rates influence these levels, suggesting the need for careful sampling and analysis adjustments.

The man's occipital hair loss was due to temporal triangular alopecia, not alopecia areata.

This case report documented alopecia as a rare complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 33-year-old woman, with hair loss improving after treatment.