8 citations
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January 2008 in “Pediatric dermatology” Hair gels may cause split ends in children.
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October 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses central trichoptilosis with onycholysis but provides no new clinical results.
In this study, a gel formulation with Fenugreek seed extract demonstrated beneficial effects in reducing hair splitting among patients compared to placebo.
33 citations
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August 2005 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This article provides departmental contact information for Dr. Dirk M. Elston at the Geisinger Medical Center and reports no research findings.
May 2024 in “CRC Press eBooks” 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.