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Combining Follicular Unit Extraction and Scalp Micropigmentation for the Cosmetic Treatment of Alopecias

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2017
Two relatively new modalities, follicular unit extraction (FUE) and scalp micropigmentation have changed the treatment of hair loss, to reduce the number of procedures and the total costs of the hair restoration process.
William Rassman, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solar ultraviolet protection provided by human head hair [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The solar erythemal UV irradiances through human hair and the protection from UV provided by human head hair have been investigated for a solar zenith angle (SZA) range of 17 to 51 degrees for the conditions of a head upright in full sun, a head upright ...
Allen   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

A learning module in hair restoration surgery: A simple and economic method to learn all steps of strip method of hair follicles harvesting and implantation

open access: yesIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2017
Background: There is a global increase in demand for hair transplant as well as increasing demand for trained assistants and surgeons. It is a fact that permanent donor hair follicles are limited and any loss during learning is permanent and irreversible,
Anil Kumar Garg, Seema Garg
doaj   +1 more source

Alopecia areata: a multifactorial autoimmune condition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in non-scarring hair loss, and it is clinically characterised by small patches of baldness on the scalp and/or around the body. It can later progress to total loss of scalp hair (Alopecia totalis) and/
Butcher, John P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hybrid in vitro diffusion cell for simultaneous evaluation of hair and skin decontamination: temporal distribution of chemical contaminants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Most casualty or personnel decontamination studies have focused on removing contaminants from the skin. However, scalp hair and underlying skin are the most likely areas of contamination following airborne exposure to chemicals. The aim of this study was
A Roul   +21 more
core   +3 more sources

Complications of Hair Transplant Procedures—Causes and Management

open access: yesIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2021
Hair transplant surgery per se has low risk, is relatively safe, and has minimum incidence of complications. However, it is a well-accepted fact that no medical science procedure exists without any potential risk of complications. The complication may be
Anil Kumar Garg, Seema Garg
doaj   +1 more source

Calcium entry into stereocilia drives adaptation of the mechanoelectrical transducer current of mammalian cochlear hair cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Mechanotransduction in the auditory and vestibular systems depends on mechanosensitive ion channels in the stereociliary bundles that project from the apical surface of the sensory hair cells.
Corns, Laura F   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Protective effect of Korean Red Ginseng against chemotherapeutic drug-induced premature catagen development assessed with human hair follicle organ culture model

open access: yesJournal of Ginseng Research, 2016
Background: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is one of the most distressing side effects for patients undergoing chemotherapy. This study evaluated the protective effect of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) on CIA in a well-established in vitro human hair ...
Dong In Keum   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coupled blue and red light-emitting diodes therapy efficacy in patients with rosacea: two case reports

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Rosacea is a common inflammatory skin condition affecting approximately 5% of the world population. Therapeutic approaches to rosacea are focused on symptom suppression by means of anti-inflammatory agents. More recently, photodynamic therapy,
Elisabetta Sorbellini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stereociliary Myosin-1c Receptors Are Sensitive to Calcium Chelation and Absent from Cadherin 23 Mutant Mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The identities of some of the constituents of the hair-cell transduction apparatus have been elucidated only recently. The molecular motor myosin-1c (Myo1c) functions in adaptation of the hair-cell response to sustained mechanical stimuli and is ...
Cyr, Janet L   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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