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This review discusses trichoscopy as a noninvasive, effective technique for diagnosing various hair loss conditions and monitoring treatment, highlighting its potential to reduce scalp biopsy necessity.

This case report highlighted the use of dermoscopy not only for diagnosing skin disorders but also as an educational tool to inform patients about the harmful effects of unqualified medical advice, particularly highlighting the quackery issue in dermatology.

In this study conducted at the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center, digital video microscopy without biopsy effectively identified diagnostic criteria for non-scarring alopecia in 315 patients, allowing for the prescription of appropriate treatments for alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia.

This paper discusses the use of dermatoscopy as a fast, noninvasive technique for diagnosing hair shaft disorders and reports no new results; the authors highlight its advantages over traditional microscopy methods.

This study suggests that using UVFD to examine non-pigmented facial lesions can potentially enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce unnecessary biopsies.

In this observational retrospective study, UVF-dermoscopy was found to be more effective than polarized dermoscopy in identifying follicular features and distinguishing between scarring and nonscarring alopecias, particularly in individuals with lighter skin tones.

This article highlights the various dermoscopic signs described in dermatology but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that dermoscopy can identify distinctive features in canine pattern alopecia, such as hair shaft thinning and pigmentation patterns, which may aid in diagnosing this and potentially other skin disorders.

This article discusses the role of dermoscopy in identifying various hair loss conditions and recommends its use for improved diagnostic accuracy, particularly for distinguishing scarring from nonscarring alopecia and other similar conditions.

This study reports that dermoscopy can improve the diagnosis of epidermal cysts by making small puncta visible, which are often missed during standard visual examinations.

This study suggests that while low-cost USB microscopes can correctly identify certain hair shaft features, their ability to detect other crucial trichoscopic features is limited, indicating they are not reliable for routine scalp assessments without further trials.

This article discusses trichoscopy as a tool for differential diagnosis in female-type androgenetic alopecia and reports on three patient cases without providing new clinical results.

This study suggests that using ex vivo dermatoscopy can improve the accuracy of scalp biopsy processing by correctly guiding tissue bisection and potentially reducing laboratory costs and turnaround time.

This study highlights the importance of dermoscopic examinations in accurately diagnosing skin cancer, which can be mistaken for benign seborrheic keratosis, emphasizing the need for trained interpretation to avoid missing malignant lesions.

The researchers observed that dermoscopy is valuable for assessing acne scars and their response to treatment, with shorter-duration scars responding more effectively.

This study explores various tests that can be performed during teledermatology visits, such as self-conducted pull tests and ponytail thickness measurements, along with imaging tools, to assess hair loss virtually.

This study found that most hair shaft abnormalities can be accurately diagnosed using a handheld dermoscope in a clinical setting.

In this study, dermoscopy was suggested as a potentially useful tool for improving the clinical recognition of pilomatricoma.

This study found that dermatologists in São Paulo reported increased confidence in teledermatology over one year, citing its utility for triage and diagnosis, particularly for superficial infections and pigmentary disorders.

Dermoscopy helped diagnose discoid lupus erythematosus in two patients without needing skin biopsies.

This study found that combining dermoscopy with reflectance confocal microscopy is more sensitive and specific than using either method alone for assessing vitiligo disease activity and treatment response. Additionally, specific characteristics observed via these techniques correlated with either good or poor treatment outcomes.

This study identified specific dermoscopic features for differentiating rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis, suggesting dermoscope's value in diagnosing facial erythema with atypical presentations.

This study suggests using a handheld dermatoscope may allow for simple and efficient differentiation of eruptive vellus hair cysts by detecting vellus hair shafts, as demonstrated in a familial case involving five women.

This review examines the role of dermatoscopy in cosmetic medicine and explores literature, training offerings, and practitioner utilization, but reports no new empirical findings.

This case report highlights the importance of early mycological diagnostics, supported by dermoscopy and ultraviolet-enhanced fluorescence dermoscopy, in preventing scarring from kerion celsi-associated hair loss in children.

This study found that dermoscopy can identify typical features of Malassezia folliculitis, such as folliculocentricity and perilesional erythema, offering a valuable tool for diagnosing this condition in clinical settings.

This study concluded that a polarized-light handheld dermatoscope attached to a digital camera is a practical and useful tool for diagnosing different types of alopecia.

This study found that dermoscopy improves clinical diagnosis accuracy for trichostasis spinulosa and proposes a new dermoscopic classification with implications for treatment outcomes.