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This article is a letter to the editor discussing potential therapeutic synergy between a wig-fixing device and tofacitinib for treating alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.

This paper explores the social challenges individuals with medical hair loss face when using wigs, highlighting the complex identity management involved and the social obligations to disclose wig use to close ones.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata experience significant impairments in health-related quality of life, notably affecting mental health, according to various quality of life assessment tools.

Scalp cooling significantly reduces hair loss in chemotherapy patients.

This article updates Japanese guidelines for diagnosing and treating male and female-pattern hair loss, recommending specific drugs and therapies while advising against certain treatments for female-pattern hair loss.

This study found that adjuvant docetaxel treatment for breast cancer at cumulative doses of 400 mg/m² or higher is associated with a 10% prevalence of persistent alopecia leading to wig use, but this was completely prevented with scalp cooling.

This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors affecting quality of life in African-American women with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, a primary scarring hair loss condition, as existing literature on quality of life specifically for these patients is scarce.

This article addresses an unusual side effect of azathioprine but provides no abstract or detailed results, focusing instead on a specific dermatological perspective.

This study found that a five-dimensional model of personality perception from men's facial photographs better captures the complexity of face perception than the traditional two-dimensional Valence-Dominance model, highlighting overlaps with personality structures known from differential psychology.

In this study, 13 men with male pattern baldness were rated significantly more attractive and somewhat healthier when wearing a custom-made toupee, with higher attractiveness ratings coming from male judges than female judges.

In this study, the implementation of a nurse-led clinic effectively reduced waiting times for a tertiary hair and nails clinic, maintained manageable wait periods for 18 months, and provided satisfactory clinical and psychological support for patients with alopecia areata.

Hair restoration greatly improved George's confidence and self-identity.

This study found that young adult cancer survivors, aged 20-39, who experienced hair loss due to cancer treatment had unmet information needs, particularly regarding wigs and recurrent hair loss, despite satisfaction with information on wig maintenance and keeping the head clean.

In this study, researchers analyzed dermatologists' treatment practices for alopecia areata across five European countries, finding that topical and intralesional corticosteroids are most commonly prescribed for mild to moderate cases, while severe cases often see increased use of immunosuppressants and wigs.

This review provides dermatologists with a comprehensive overview of hair prostheses for alopecia patients, emphasizing key considerations such as hair coverage needs, material types, financial options, and adverse effects to better advise patients on suitable hair camouflage solutions.

This study described a new wig coating technique using keratin and graphene oxide that significantly enhanced UV resistance, antistatic properties, and durability compared to traditional methods.

No treatment reliably changes Alopecia Areata's course; reassurance and possibly a wig are recommended.

This source reports that scalp cooling is currently the only safe and FDA-cleared method to potentially reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss, with about a 50% chance of maintaining sufficient hair to avoid needing a wig.

This study investigated scalp cooling in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, finding that those who reached a lower mean scalp skin temperature of 18 °C during cooling were less likely to require a wig or head covering compared to those with higher temperatures.

This case report describes a 5-year-old girl who developed kerion celsi from an untreated scalp infection, likely contracted from a guinea pig, leading to significant hair loss and the need for a wig.

This case report highlights a rare allergic reaction to 2-hydroxy ethyl meta acrylate, found in superglue, in a man who developed skin lesions from wearing a wig.

This study found that the computer-controlled RV-01 scalp cooling device helped prevent significant hair loss in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with eribulin, with none of the 16 patients requiring a wig and experiencing minimal discomfort.

This article discusses a case of a woman with atopic dermatitis and alopecia universalis who did not respond to multiple treatments and now uses a wig and tattooed eyebrows.

Wigs significantly improve the well-being of people with severe hair loss.

New resin B makes artificial hair fibers hold curls longer than traditional resin A.

In this study, scalp hypothermia with the Theracool™ cooling machine was largely ineffective for preventing alopecia in breast cancer patients undergoing a chemotherapeutic regimen including cyclophosphamide and anthracyclines.

This study reports that combination therapy with oral steroids, anthralin, and minoxidil yielded effective cosmetic responses in 80% of patients with treatment-resistant extensive alopecia areata.

Avoiding dyed wigs and clothing improved severe allergic reactions in a woman treated with diphencyprone.

Tocilizumab treatment was associated with significant hair regrowth in one patient and temporary hair loss followed by regrowth in another.

This study observed an alopecia syphilitica-like pattern of hair loss in a woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting it may be another atypical presentation of the condition.