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August 1980 in “Acs Symposium Series” Hair increases in size when it absorbs water, and treatments like bleaching affect how much water it can take in.
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January 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that hair follicle characteristics vary significantly across different body sites, with the forehead and calf showing the highest potential follicular reservoirs, challenging previous assumptions about skin appendage distribution.
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October 2016 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” In this study, daughters of women with PCOS and control daughters showed no significant differences in metabolic and hormonal parameters, but more PCOS daughters exhibited hirsutism at advanced pubertal stages.
This article proposes a methodology for selecting hair extension technology that aligns with natural hair structure and aesthetic goals, suggesting the best results are achieved by matching technique to hair's mechanical capacity.
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July 2022 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” In this study, researchers found that women with telogen effluvium had lower MCV/RDW ratios, MPV, and ferritin levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting iron deficiency's involvement in this chronic hair loss condition.