January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Understanding hair structure and growth is key for diagnosing hair diseases accurately.
March 2024 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Hair transplant surgery using micropunch can cause blood vessel damage similar to vasculitis in some cases.
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October 2020 in “Dermatologie pro praxi” Early diagnosis is crucial for treating alopecia effectively.
January 2020 in “Revista Dermatológica Centro Uraga” Recognizing trichoscopic features is crucial for diagnosing various hair loss conditions.
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November 2025 in “Nature Reviews Disease Primers” January 2024 in “Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology”
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July 1992 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Scalp reduction surgery can effectively treat male pattern baldness when tailored to the patient and performed with care to minimize complications.
September 2021 in “International Journal of Epidemiology” The study concluded that examining the scalp with a special magnifying device helps diagnose the cause of widespread hair loss in adult women.
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December 2019 in “Colombia medica” A patient with a rare scalp condition showed improvement with isotretinoin and other medications.
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July 1988 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Pili annulati is caused by a protein metabolism disorder affecting hair structure.
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June 2010 in “Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery” Complete removal of scalp tumors is crucial, but malignant cases may recur or metastasize, requiring a multidisciplinary approach and close follow-up.
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June 2013 in “Genes & development” CaV1.2 helps activate hair follicle stem cells without calcium flux.
January 2023 in “Repositorio Institucional Universidad El Bosque” PHIL can successfully treat scalp arteriovenous fistulas after hair transplants.
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January 2021 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” Hair loss reduces hair thickness and coverage, but drug treatments mainly revive dormant hairs rather than reverse thinning; patients often undervalue their hair loss severity.
January 2020 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” People with alopecia have shorter hair follicles and more c-kit, a stem cell factor receptor, which could predict how the condition progresses.
August 2023 in “British Journal of Surgery” Synthetic hair transplants can lead to skin cancer on the scalp.
December 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document explains how to claim CME credit by diagnosing and treating hair loss conditions in two patient cases.
August 1993 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Testosterone metabolism in balding scalp cells may not be the main cause of hair loss.
Multiphoton microscopy can effectively distinguish between scarring and non-scarring alopecia.
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” Hair transplant surgeons need to recognize different scalp conditions that look like common hair loss to choose the right treatment and avoid mistakes.
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November 2022 in “Hair transplant forum international” Rebuilding eyebrows is possible for people who have lost scalp hair in the Amazon.
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July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” Triple horizontal scalp biopsies are 98% accurate in diagnosing hair loss, better than single biopsies.
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February 2009 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Sparse hairs below frontal hairline can indicate early male balding.
March 2014 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Hair follicles are a key source of stem cells for skin repair and could help treat baldness.
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October 2021 in “Clinica Chimica Acta” Hormone levels in hair vary across the head, with the highest concentration of a key hormone linked to hair loss at the top.
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February 2012 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” A man developed skin cancer on his scalp after multiple artificial hair grafts.
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March 2002 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A child was initially wrongly diagnosed with a fungal scalp infection but actually had a non-scarring hair loss condition called Temporal Triangular Alopecia.
January 1998 in “Current Therapeutics” Different causes of hair loss require specific treatments, and most men and women will experience some form of hair thinning as they age.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Miniaturized hair follicles in androgenetic alopecia show abnormal mitochondrial activity and damage.
The arrector pili muscle plays a key role in hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.