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July 2023 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Ritlecitinib effectively regrows hair in adolescents with alopecia areata and is safe.
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March 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Low-dose naltrexone helps improve symptoms and stabilize frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris.
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