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June 1972 in “PubMed” Cicatricial alopecia can progress to complete hair loss, making diagnosis and management difficult.
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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.
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