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Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review

Alopecia areata (AA) affects approximately 2.1% of the population, with women being affected more often than men. Current therapies consisting of topical corticosteroids or intralesional injections are often the first choices for treatment, but are limited by unsatisfactory outcomes or risks to pati...

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Autores principales: Dabek, Robert J, Roh, Daniel S, Ozdemir, Derman, Austen Jr., William G, Bojovic, Branko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31453018
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4943
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author Dabek, Robert J
Roh, Daniel S
Ozdemir, Derman
Austen Jr., William G
Bojovic, Branko
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description Alopecia areata (AA) affects approximately 2.1% of the population, with women being affected more often than men. Current therapies consisting of topical corticosteroids or intralesional injections are often the first choices for treatment, but are limited by unsatisfactory outcomes or risks to patients. Recently, fractional lasers and microneedling, with or without the addition of topical agents, have been examined as treatment options. A literature review was performed to evaluate the efficacy of fractional lasers in the treatment of AA. A total of six fractional lasers and two microneedling studies consisting of small prospective and retrospective studies, and case reports were reviewed. The number of trials and participants are limited, but evidence suggests that fractional lasers and microneedling may be effective therapeutic approaches when coupled with topical agents. Larger studies are required to better understand the effects of these treatment modalities for AA.
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spelling pubmed-67019012019-08-26 Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review Dabek, Robert J Roh, Daniel S Ozdemir, Derman Austen Jr., William G Bojovic, Branko Cureus Dermatology Alopecia areata (AA) affects approximately 2.1% of the population, with women being affected more often than men. Current therapies consisting of topical corticosteroids or intralesional injections are often the first choices for treatment, but are limited by unsatisfactory outcomes or risks to patients. Recently, fractional lasers and microneedling, with or without the addition of topical agents, have been examined as treatment options. A literature review was performed to evaluate the efficacy of fractional lasers in the treatment of AA. A total of six fractional lasers and two microneedling studies consisting of small prospective and retrospective studies, and case reports were reviewed. The number of trials and participants are limited, but evidence suggests that fractional lasers and microneedling may be effective therapeutic approaches when coupled with topical agents. Larger studies are required to better understand the effects of these treatment modalities for AA. Cureus 2019-06-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6701901/ /pubmed/31453018 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4943 Text en Copyright © 2019, Dabek et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Dabek, Robert J
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Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title_full Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title_fullStr Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title_short Fractional Laser-assisted Hair Regrowth and Microneedling for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Review
title_sort fractional laser-assisted hair regrowth and microneedling for the treatment of alopecia areata: a review
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31453018
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4943
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