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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” Different hair disorders have specific treatments and outcomes, with some resolving on their own and others requiring medication or emotional support.
Caffeine can potentially treat common hair loss by counteracting hair follicle shrinkage caused by hormones.
Finasteride and low-level laser therapy are similarly effective for frontal pattern hair loss.
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