Hair Research Update Summer 2019
Thursday, 25 July 2019
Research always takes a lot longer to get started than is planned, even if it is part of commercial pharmaceutical trial. You often hear of studies, get given a proposed […]
News
News stories relevant to dermatology and advances in the world of hair loss.
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Sunscreens
Monday, 10 June 2019
I am often asked about what causes Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, FFA. Despite being described over 20 years ago now in 1994, we still do not know what causes this condition. […]
Low Level Laser Light for LPP – UPDATE
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
I’ve been in touch with the Spanish authors of the paper on using laser devices for LPP (see previous post) and the US makers of Hairmax laserband. The Spanish device […]
Could Low Level Laser Light Help Lichen Planopilaris or Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia?
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
About four years ago whilst at a research meeting in Miami I heard about an American dermatologist treating patients with scarring hair loss and inflammatory scalp conditions with low level […]