July 2025 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” PRP improves hair growth in androgenic alopecia, especially when combined with minoxidil.
24 citations
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September 2012 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The conclusion is that normal scalp hair counts for Taiwanese people were established, showing age-related differences but not sex or scalp location differences.
11 citations
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September 2021 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Hair count values should be standardized for each scalp region to evaluate hair disorders in Asians.
1 citations
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February 2023 in “Siriraj Medical Journal/San Sirirat” Thai males with hair loss have lower hair density in the occipital scalp compared to other Asians.
A 14-year-old girl with a condition that makes her hair easy to pull out also has a hair-pulling disorder, and treatment helped but she relapsed after a year.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A PTH-based treatment improved hair regrowth better than ruxolitinib in a mouse model of hair loss.
2 citations
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March 2023 in “Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy” Platelet lysate effectively promotes hair growth and improves hair thickness in people with androgenetic alopecia.
51 citations
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January 2004 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” The document explains hair growth and shedding, factors affecting it, and methods to evaluate hair loss, emphasizing the importance of skin biopsy for diagnosis.
37 citations
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January 2013 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” Isotretinoin effectively reduces acne but causes dry skin, higher skin pH, more redness, and hair loss.
January 2024 in “http://isrctn.com/” Teak leaf extract hair tonic was tested for hair growth and safety.
January 2018 in “Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology” Latanoprost and minoxidil effectively control hair loss and increase hair count.
27 citations
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September 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics” The document concludes that using specific tools and tests is essential for identifying the cause of hair loss and deciding on the right treatment.
23 citations
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April 2006 in “Skin Research and Technology” The study concluded that a special imaging technique showed women with hair loss have slower hair growth and a faulty hair replacement cycle.
3 citations
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October 1982 in “Postgraduate Medicine” Most types of hair loss can regrow naturally, but there are no effective cures for male pattern or age-related hair loss, and only limited options for females.
139 citations
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July 1991 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Understanding hair follicle anatomy helps diagnose hair disorders.
December 2023 in “PubMed” Both single-spin and double-spin PRP methods effectively treat hair loss, with single-spin slightly increasing platelet count more.
April 2024 in “Lasers in medical science” Near-infrared LED light improves skin rejuvenation and hair growth better than white LED light.
August 2024 in “Bioimpacts” Kopexil is an effective and safe hair growth treatment.
40 citations
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April 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The Trichoscan system was found to be inaccurate for measuring hair growth, needing better software to be useful.
15 citations
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May 2013 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics - Part A” People with X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia have no sweat ducts and less, thinner hair.
April 2024 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Retinoic acid helps activate hair growth in people with common hair loss by working on a specific cell growth pathway.
30 citations
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July 2017 in “Stem cells and cloning” SVF-enhanced adipose transplantation shows potential as a hair loss treatment.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Cinchona succirubra extract with caffeine improves hair growth and reduces hair loss.
September 2010 in “Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii” TrichoScan is reliable for counting and measuring hair density but may not accurately assess hair types in women with hair loss.
Low-level laser therapy combined with Neoptide improved hair regrowth better than either treatment alone in rats.
8 citations
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February 2017 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Intense pulsed light treatment effectively reduces underarm hair by making hair follicles smaller and extending their resting phase.
5 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Nourkrin® with Marilex® may increase hair count by 35.7% in postpartum hair loss.
October 2008 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Medical practitioners need to understand basic statistics to properly evaluate clinical trials and avoid unethical designs.
7 citations
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October 1974 in “PubMed” Topical estrogens improved hair growth in about half of the patients.
2 citations
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May 2012 in “Indian drugs” Finasteride, a hair loss treatment, works better and is more stable when delivered through specially prepared gels, leading to increased hair growth.