December 2025 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” The new microneedle system promotes hair growth by improving the hair follicle environment.
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology” Gelatin microspheres with stem cells speed up healing in diabetic wounds.
April 2024 in “AAPS PharmSciTech” New microneedle method improves hair regrowth treatment delivery.
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April 2001 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Using a vibrating device during injections can help reduce pain.
July 2025 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” A new microneedle system effectively delivers finasteride to treat hair loss.
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November 2022 in “Cosmetics” 3D printed microneedles are likely to become more common in cosmetics for better skin delivery.
March 2026 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” A new microneedle treatment can effectively repigment skin in vitiligo.
Follicular unit extraction is safe and effective without bupivacaine and nerve blocks when using lignocaine with adrenaline.
January 2025 in “Journal of Materials Chemistry B” A new treatment using special microneedles and a nitric oxide-releasing drug could improve hair growth and be more convenient for people with hair loss.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Microneedling mildly regrows hair in androgenetic alopecia but not in other types.
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October 2019 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” Monofilament Threads significantly improve hair growth in women with pattern hair loss and are safe.
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December 2022 in “Infection and Drug Resistance” Fire needle therapy is an effective and better alternative to surgery for early-stage neck carbuncles.
March 2024 in “Chinese medicine and natural products” Microneedle treatment combined with minoxidil significantly increases hair count for hair loss patients.
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January 2025 in “BIO Integration” Combining ultrasound and microneedles improves drug delivery through the skin.
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November 1996 in “Transplantation” Injecting recipient splenocytes into donors' thymus can prevent graft-versus-host disease.
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June 2016 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery” Dermal filler injections can cause complications like swelling and infections, often appearing years later.
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June 1970 in “The BMJ” Drug addicts often have scars, skin color changes, blocked veins, and bruising, with severe ulcers from barbiturate injections.
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September 2022 in “Dermatologic therapy” Microneedling helps reduce hair-pulling and promotes hair regrowth in trichotillomania patients.
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April 2017 in “Oncotarget” Smaller nanoemulsions can penetrate skin and hair follicles better, which may be useful for delivering drugs and vaccines through the skin.
January 2023 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” Microneedling is an effective and tolerable way to treat vitiligo.
April 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Hyaluronic acid microneedles with herbal extracts may effectively promote hair growth for treating hair loss.
172 citations
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December 1994 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This hair transplant method improves cosmetic results for hair loss.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” AMP-303 safely increases hair growth in men with hair loss.
September 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Cold gel compresses are the best for pain relief during scalp microneedling.
Hair follicles can effectively absorb nano-sized particles, making them potential targets for localized drug delivery.
August 2025 in “Macromolecular Bioscience” Microneedles with minoxidil and nitric oxide improve hair growth effectively and painlessly.
September 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology” Both microneedling and injections are equally effective for treating alopecia areata.
September 2017 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” A growth factor cocktail with FGF9 and microneedling effectively increases hair density and diameter in hair loss patients.
August 2023 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Microneedling is a safe and effective low-cost treatment for hair loss that works better and faster than traditional methods.
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August 2021 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” A new device, IVL-PPF Microsphere®, was created to deliver a hair loss drug for up to 3 months with one injection, potentially replacing daily pills.