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. 2025 Jun;49(11):3326-3327.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04459-3. Epub 2024 Oct 23.

A Comprehensive Review of Microneedling as a Potential Treatment Option for Androgenetic Alopecia

Anne Laure Kirch  1
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A Comprehensive Review of Microneedling as a Potential Treatment Option for Androgenetic Alopecia

Anne Laure Kirch. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

Level of Evidence III This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

Keywords: Androgenic alopecia; Microneedling; PRP; Platelet-rich plasma; Regenerative medicine.

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: The author declares that she has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Statement of Human and Animal Rights: This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by the author. Informed Consent: For this type of study informed consent is not required

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