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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

A Novel Hair Restoration Technology Counteracts Androgenic Hair Loss and Promotes Hair Growth in A Blinded Clinical Trial.

Dominik Thor, Andrea Pagani, Julia Bukowiecki, Khosrow S Houschyar, Stig-Frederik T Kølle, Saranya P Wyles, Dominik Duscher

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Dominik ThorTomorrowlabs GmbH, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
Andrea PaganiDepartment of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Hospital of Bolzano-SABES, Lorenz-Böhler-Straße 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
Julia BukowieckiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, SANA Clinic Düsseldorf Gerresheim, Gräulingerstraße 120, 40625 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Khosrow S HouschyarDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Stig-Frederik T KølleDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Cerix Private Hospital, 1150 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Saranya P WylesDepartment of Dermatology, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
Dominik DuscherDepartment of Hand, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG-Unfallklinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
BG Klinik Tübingen · DEMayo Clinic · USOspedale di Bolzano · ITSana Klinikum · DEUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is a genetically predetermined condition that occurs as a result of stepwise miniaturization of the dermal papilla. During this process, the hair follicle suffers from increasing malnutrition and eventually dies, causing progressive hair loss. We recently highlighted that HIF-1α modulation may counteract hair loss. Here, we aim to demonstrate the positive influence of Tomorrowlabs HIF strengthening factor [HSF] hair restoration technology on hair biology in a monocentric blinded clinical trial over a total period of 9 months. A trial with 20 subjects (4 female and 16 male) and once-daily application of [HSF] hair restoration technology to the scalp was conducted. To assess the tolerability and efficacy of [HSF], testing included dermatological assessment, determination of hair loss by counting after combing, macro images of the head and TrichoScan evaluation of hair density as well as the proportion of anagen hair versus telogen hair. The clinical data show Tomorrowlabs [HSF] hair restoration to be safe and effective to counteract AGA. The use of Tomorrowlabs [HSF] hair restoration resulted in improvements in the clinical parameters of hair quality such as thickness (+7.2%), hair density (+14.3%) and shine and elasticity (+20.3%) during the test period. The effectiveness of the test product was further determined by a significant reduction in hair loss of an average of 66.8% in treatment-responsive subjects after 6 months and an increase in hair growth reaching up to 32.5%, with an average percentage change of 8.4% in all participants and 10.8% in the responsive patients (85% of the study cohort) after 9 months on TrichoScan evaluation. The hair growth cycle was harmonized with the result of an average anagen hair percentage increase of +8.0% and telogen hair percentage reduction of -14.0% shown in the test area. Applicable for both sexes in an alcohol-free formulation, beneficial to scalp health and free of complications or side effects, this novel product provides objectively measurable results counteracting hair loss paired with an improved look and feel of the hair.

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androgenic alopeciaclinical trialdermal papillahair lossHIF-1αhypoxia-inducible factor

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PMID36675398
PMCPMC9861617
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