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September 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” The book is a detailed guide on hair and scalp diseases, useful for dermatopathologists.
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August 2001 in “Experimental Dermatology” Human hair follicle cells can grow hair when put into mouse skin if they stay in contact with mouse cells.
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February 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride significantly improves hair growth but may cause sexual side effects.
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February 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” No link found between specific genes and female pattern hair loss.
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June 2022 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” The new SFS Scale predicts hair transplant difficulty using hair and skin types, with thick skin and coily hair being hardest to work with.
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January 2021 in “Dermatological reviews” Hair transplantation improves androgenetic alopecia with high patient satisfaction.
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January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Photobiomodulation is an effective and safe treatment for increasing hair growth in people with hair loss.
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March 1985 in “Head & neck surgery” Hair-bearing punch grafting effectively repaired damage from artificial hair implants.
January 2017 in “Journal of traditional medicine & clinical naturopathy” Combining trichology and homeopathy is effective for diagnosing and treating hair loss.
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September 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The place where hair is transplanted can affect its growth and survival rates.
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