October 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study examined hair follicles from 14 Caucasian males and found that catagen-phase follicles were more prevalent (7.5%) than previously reported, challenging the established view that telogen-phase follicles are more common.
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September 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article proposes a classification for small graft transplants that includes technical factors to improve communication and facilitate comparative studies, reporting no new clinical results.
This review discusses hair transplantation as a permanent treatment for androgenetic alopecia, emphasizing the importance of stabilized hair loss, skilled surgical teams, and realistic expectations, while calling for more quantitative evidence from controlled trials.
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February 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that methylene blue staining helped identify late catagen and telogen hair follicles more accurately than unstained follicles, which suggests that established telogen percentage standards may be overestimated.
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February 2018 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study describes a method inspired by hair transplantation techniques to efficiently isolate eccrine sweat glands from human scalp hair grafts, potentially facilitating further research into their function.