ArticleLasers in medical science2021
Blue light-emitting diodes in hair regrowth: the first prospective study.
Article in Lasers in medical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface.The ocular surface · 2023Pooled it
- Promises and Pitfalls of Regenerative Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia: Platelet-Rich Plasma, Photobiomodulation, Stem Cells, and Exosomes.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Rhinophyma Treatment with Blue Laser.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Laser Therapy and Phototherapy in Cicatricial and NonCicatricial Alopecia: A Systematic Review Study.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Blue light inhibits cell viability and proliferation in hair follicle stem cells and dermal papilla cells.Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- Physical Treatments and Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Light Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Effects on Retina and Human Health.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Illuminating microflora: shedding light on the potential of blue light to modulate the cutaneous microbiome.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
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- Stimulatory Effects of Extracellular Vesicles Derived fromCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2022Article
- Blue Laser (450 nm) Treatment of Solar Lentigines.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Different studies highlight photo-receptors' presence on the hair follicle that seems to be capable of eliciting hair growth. This study aims to demonstrate blue light's effectiveness on hair growth in patients affected by androgenetic alopecia. Twenty patients enrolled at Magna Graecia University Unit of Dermatology, affected by androgenetic alopecia, were treated with a blue LED light device at 417 ± 10 nm, fluence of 120 J/cm
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