Background: Worldwide, coronary heart disease is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity. Although numerous studies have documented the relationship between male pattern baldness and cardiovascular disease (CVD), few studies focused on this association in women. This study intended to evaluate the relationship between coronary artery disease and androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in ...

BACKGROUND Little is known concerning hair diameter variation within the safe donor area for hair transplantation surgery. Thicker or thinner hair may be needed, depending on the recipient area, hairline design, and the purpose of surgery. METHODS Twenty-seven patients (7 men and 20 women; mean age, 28 years; range, 20-47 years) were included in this study. The midoccipital point was used as ...

Alopecia areata (AA) is commonly characterized by patchy areas of hair loss on the scalp. AA has been considered as a tissue-specific and T cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the hair follicles with a genetic predisposition to hair loss (1, 2). Patients with AA sometimes report experiencing itch on the scalp at the same time as an increase in hair loss activity. However, the relationship betwe...

OBJECTIVES This study compared the efficacy of finasteride with placebo in the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in nine pairs of male identical twins. METHODS In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center study, one twin from each identical twin pair received finasteride 1 mg/day for one year while the other received placebo. Hair growth was ev...

Little research has examined the effect of women's hairstyles on people's behavior. In a field study, male and female passersby, walking alone in the street, were observed while walking behind a female-confederate who dropped a glove and apparently was unaware of her loss. The confederate had long dark hair arranged in three different hairstyles: one with her hair falling naturally on her shoul...

BACKGROUND Many of today's treatments associated with 'thinning hair', such as female pattern hair loss and telogen effluvium, are focused on two of the key aspects of the condition. Over-the-counter or prescription medications are often focused on improving scalp hair density while high-quality cosmetic products work to prevent further hair damage and minimize mid-fibre breakage. Fibre diamete...

Background Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution (FAPD) is primary cicatricial considered subtype of lichen planopilaris (LPP). Objective The clinical and histopathological features, treatment response 24 female patients with FAPD were evaluated. Methods Demographic, clinical, data retrospectively collected. Results Twenty-four women included (mean age 60.7 years). mean Lichen Planopilar...

BACKGROUND Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common disorder but presents severe psychosocial problems in many female patients. Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and conditioned media of ADSCs (ADSC-CM) are reported to promote hair growth in vitro. However, there are no clinical reports on the treatment of alopecia using ADSC-CM. OBJECTIVES This study evaluates our clinical experie...