December 2025 in “Clinical Case Reports” Exosome therapy helped regrow and repigment beard hair in a man with alopecia.
November 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Exosome therapy can safely and effectively restore color to gray hair.
June 2025 in “BMJ Case Reports” Axitinib treatment turned a man's grey hair back to black.
April 2025 in “Turkish Journal of Hematology” Nilotinib may cause gray hair to return to its original color.
Acitretin treatment unexpectedly darkened a patient's gray hair.
February 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” White hair patch repigmented and hair regrew in a balding patient after treatment with exosomes and laser.
August 2023 in “Portuguese journal of dermatology and venereology” Cyclosporine can reverse hair graying.
Hair turning darker can be a sign of skin cancer.
January 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” A woman with alopecia totalis regrew dark hair in bands after using a corticosteroid ointment.
Lamivudine might reverse hair graying and needs more research for potential treatments.
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February 2016 in “Scientific reports” Blocking BACE1 and BACE2 enzymes causes hair color loss in mice.
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January 2023 in “Biomaterials Science” Microneedle patches with alpha-arbutin and resveratrol can effectively reduce skin pigmentation without irritation.
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November 2017 in “Journal of Glaucoma” Latanoprost eye drops may cause skin depigmentation.
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September 2009 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” UV light causes skin color loss in bald areas; wear a cap and use sunscreen.
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August 2018 in “BMJ Case Reports” Pazopanib treatment caused rapid hair color loss, possibly indicating its effectiveness.
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January 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” T-cell reconstitution after thymus transplantation can cause hair whitening and loss.
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August 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” 1 citations
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December 2013 in “Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics” Cystic fibrosis can cause unusual symptoms like hair color changes, which can improve with proper treatment.
April 2024 in “Authorea (Authorea)” Stopping heptaminol medication reversed hair color loss in a patient on dialysis.
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December 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A man with vitiligo and alopecia saw quick skin and hair improvement with ruxolitinib, but skin color gains were lost after stopping treatment.
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July 2016 in “The Journal of Dermatology” An 82-year-old man's white hair regained color after taking etretinate for psoriasis.
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March 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Exosomes and laser therapy can help regrow and repigment hair.
April 2026 in “International Journal of Dermatology” June 2025 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A 76-year-old man's grey hair turned back to its original color after radiotherapy.
November 2022 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” PT-20 did not significantly improve gray hair repigmentation.
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January 2016 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Suplatast tosilate successfully treated a woman's systemic sclerosis symptoms.
December 2018 in “European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology/PD. European journal of pediatric dermatology” Segmental vitiligo affects hair follicle melanocytes, causing small, uniform depigmented spots.
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May 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Micro-injury can help regrow hair and repigment vitiligo by activating specific cells.
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September 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Hair regrows faster in alopecia areata than skin re-pigments in vitiligo due to differences in stem cells and treatment effects.
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