ReviewInternational journal of trichology
Role of Smoking in Androgenetic Alopecia: A Systematic Review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Risk factors for androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of androgenic hormones and other risk factors in Egyptian males with early onset androgenetic alopecia: a case control study.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Article
- Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Androgenetic Alopecia in Egypt: A Modified Delphi Study.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025Article
- The Effects of Environmental Pollutants and Exposures on Hair Follicle Pathophysiology.Skin appendage disorders · 2024Review
- Prioritizing susceptibility genes for the prognosis of male-pattern baldness with transcriptome-wide association study.Human genomics · 2024Article
- Roles of gut microbiota in androgenetic alopecia: insights from Mendelian randomization analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Male-pattern hair loss: Comprehensive identification of the associated genes as a basis for understanding pathophysiology.Medizinische Genetik : Mitteilungsblatt des Berufsverbandes Medizinische Genetik e.V · 2023Article
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Abstract
Smoking and its role in Androgenetic Alopecia has long been debated. Smoking may lead to hair loss by vasoconstriction, by forming DNA adducts, free radical damage to hair follicle, by enhancing senescence and hormonal effects. We have reviewed the available literature on AGA and smoking. Data available show that there is a significant association between smoking and AGA. However, studies demonstrating the benefit of avoidance of smoking in improving hair loss are lacking. Furthermore, large controlled studies with histological documentation are still unavailable to affirm the findings.
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