April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 3D ultrasound can detect hair follicle changes and disease phases in alopecia areata.
July 2024 in “Journal Archives of Health” Woolly hair is a rare genetic condition with no effective treatments.
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January 2007 in “Dermatology” Chemotherapy often causes patterned hair loss, with some scalp areas more resistant to hair loss than others.
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October 2016 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” FFA in men, often mistaken for other hair loss types, may be more common than thought and needs larger studies for confirmation.
March 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
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May 2012 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” Beard hair can effectively hide hair transplant scars.
July 2025 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” A 2-year-old boy has a rare hair disorder causing brittle hair and hair loss, which may improve with age.
December 2023 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” Halo Scalp Ring is a rare newborn hair loss that can be missed, and early diagnosis can avoid extra tests and worry for parents.
April 2002 in “Postgraduate medicine” A 4-year-old boy's itchy, scaly scalp and hair loss were correctly diagnosed as tinea capitis after initial misdiagnosis.
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December 1965 in “PubMed”
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April 2014 in “Hormones” Hormones and genetics play key roles in male and female baldness, which can affect mental health and may be linked to other health issues.
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March 2009 in “Hirosaki University Repository for Academic Resources (Hirosaki University)” Hirosaki hairless rats have sparse, twisted hair due to missing hair keratin genes.
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December 2011 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A woman developed rare, unexplained curly hair on her scalp and eyelashes.
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” Dermoscopic examination helps diagnose different types of hair loss conditions by showing specific patterns.
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June 1998 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Facial proportion is important in hair restoration surgery.
June 2002 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Hair transplantation has improved to more natural-looking results and is complemented by effective non-surgical treatments, with ongoing research into hair follicle cloning.
April 2023 in “Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association” Male pattern hair loss can cause significant emotional distress for men.
June 2021 in “Dermatologic Surgery” January 1981 in “Springer eBooks”
February 2024 in “JAAD International” Measuring the variety in hair thickness can help diagnose male pattern baldness in Korean men.
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August 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Temporal triangular alopecia is a non-scarring hair loss in children, often linked to other health conditions.
40 citations
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December 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Women's hair generally gets thinner and less dense starting in their mid-thirties, with hair loss becoming more common as they age due to both genetics and environment.
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June 2014 in “Journal of Craniofacial Surgery” The method for sideburn reconstruction was safe and effective, giving natural-looking hair with minimal scarring.
March 2022 in “Folia Medica Indonesiana” The lump on a woman's scalp was a rare, potentially cancerous tumor from the hair follicle, not a common cyst.
May 2003 in “Journal of clinical oncology” August 2024 in “Research Journal of Health Sciences” Normal scalp and hair characteristics in Black Africans include white dots and a honeycomb pattern.
April 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” An 8-year-old girl has a rare, irreversible hair loss condition caused by a genetic mutation.
March 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” Early detection of tinea capitis is possible by spotting specific hair patterns like comma or corkscrew hairs.