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. 2023 Jan;9(1):50-53.
doi: 10.1159/000527605. Epub 2022 Nov 25.

Is There a Rationale for the Use of an Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Analog to Improve Gray Hair Repigmentation?

Daniel Fernandes Melo  1 , Sandra Tagliolatto  2 , Ana Cecília Studart  3 , Bruna Fanton Gallo  4 , Carla Jorge Machado  5 , Simone Carolina Frattini  6 , Flavia Weffort  1 , Rita Fernanda Cortez de Almeida  1
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Is There a Rationale for the Use of an Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Analog to Improve Gray Hair Repigmentation?

Daniel Fernandes Melo et al. Skin Appendage Disord. 2023 Jan.
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Clinical images from 2 male patients with gray hair before treatment (a, c) and after 6 months undergoing Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-20 topic lotion 2% (b, d). The first patient showed a good outcome (b) while the second patient showed no response (d).
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