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January 2011 in “The annals of clinical and analytical medicine” Hair mesotherapy showed improvement in hair growth and thickness without side effects.
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January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document concludes that alopecia has significant social and psychological effects, leading to a market for hair loss treatments.
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