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Alopecia areata: a multifactorial autoimmune condition [PDF]

, 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., Henriquez, Fiona L., Reid, Stuart, Simakou, Teontor   +3 more
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Combining Follicular Unit Extraction and Scalp Micropigmentation for the Cosmetic Treatment of Alopecias

Plastic 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, Jae Pak, MD, Jino Kim, MD   +2 more
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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

Indian 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
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Two adaptation processes in auditory hair cells together can provide an active amplifier [PDF]

, 2003
The hair cells of the vertebrate inner ear convert mechanical stimuli to electrical signals. Two adaptation mechanisms are known to modify the ionic current flowing through the transduction channels of the hair bundles: a rapid process involves calcium ...
Andrej Vilfan, Assad, Benser, Camalet, Choe, Corey, Crawford, Crawford, Eguiluz, Gillespie, Gillespie, Hacohen, Holt, Holt, Howard, Howard, Howard, Hudspeth, Hudspeth, Hudspeth, Hudspeth, Kachar, Lumpkin, Lumpkin, Lumpkin, Manley, Manley, Markin, Martin, Martin, Martin, Martin, Martin, Narins, Ospeck, Ricci, Ricci, Strogatz, Thomas Duke, Tilney, van Netten, Wiggins, Wu   +42 more
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Complications of Hair Transplant Procedures—Causes and Management

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

Journal 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, Long-Quan Pi, Sungjoo Tommy Hwang, Won-Soo Lee   +3 more
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Coupled blue and red light-emitting diodes therapy efficacy in patients with rosacea: two case reports

Journal 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, Maria Pia De Padova, Fabio Rinaldi   +2 more
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Prolactin delays hair regrowth in mice [PDF]

, 2006
Mammalian hair growth is cyclic, with hair-producing follicles alternating between active (anagen) and quiescent (telogen) phases. The timing of hair cycles is advanced in prolactin receptor (PRLR) knockout mice, suggesting that prolactin has a role in ...
Ashby, M.G., Blazek, K., Craven, A.J., Nixon, A.J., Ormandy, C.J., Pearson, A.J., Wilkins, Richard J.   +6 more
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The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Hair Loss: A Review

Dermatologic Therapy, 2018
People commonly inquire about vitamin and mineral supplementation and diet as a means to prevent or manage dermatological diseases and, in particular, hair loss.
Hind M. Almohanna, Azhar A. Ahmed, J. Tsatalis, A. Tosti   +3 more
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Hybrid in vitro diffusion cell for simultaneous evaluation of hair and skin decontamination: temporal distribution of chemical contaminants [PDF]

, 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, CH Dalton, D Josse, FSG Praça, G Skopp, H Eberhardt, H Matar, H Matar, HP Chan, JE Riviere, L Thors, M Houston, M Spiandore, M Spiandore, M Spiandore, N Kassouf, P Rolland, P Rolland, R Amlôt, RP Chilcott, RP Chilcott, RP Chilcott   +21 more
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