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  2. Loose anagen syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Patients with more severe cases of loose anagen hair syndrome can be treated with minoxidil, a topical medical treatment, as a first line treatment. [3] Minoxidil can extend the duration of the hair in the anagen stage and restore the hair follicles for further growth or for the full period of the anagen phase.

  3. Prepubertal hypertrichosis - Wikipedia

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    During the catagen phase, the hair follicle undergoes a process to prepare for hair shedding. The telogen phase is when hair shedding occurs. The hair follicle growth cycle varies by person and by body location of hair growth. [16] Hypertrichosis is said to occur when hair follicles are in the anagen phase longer than normal for their ...

  4. Hair follicle - Wikipedia

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    There are many structures that make up the hair follicle. Anatomically, the triad of hair follicle, sebaceous gland and arrector pili muscle make up the pilosebaceous unit. [1] A hair follicle consists of : The papilla is a large structure at the base of the hair follicle. [4] The papilla is made up mainly of connective tissue and a capillary ...

  5. Human hair growth - Wikipedia

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    Hair-follicle cycling Hair grows at different speeds and different lengths. Its composition causes different colors and textures, which influence how long the hair strands grow. Marianne Ernst, a German "long hair model" The three stages of hair growth are the anagen, catagen, and telogen phases. Each strand of hair on the human body is at its ...

  6. File:Hair-follicle cycling.ogv - Wikipedia

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    English: The following video shows the three hair growing phases (anagen, catagen and telogen). Anagen phase: is the growth phase, hair grows from the root. Catagen phase: is the transition phase, the hair follicle shrinks and detaches from the skin. Telogen phase: is the resting phase, during wich a new follicle begings development

  7. Put the scissors down! How to remove gum from hair with ease ...

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    So, put the clippers or scissors down and keep reading for some trauma-free ways to remove gum while keeping hair intact. Oh, and you probably have everything you need in your kitchen already.

  8. Hyperkeratinization - Wikipedia

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    Hyperkeratinization (American English or hyperkeratinisation in British) is a disorder of the cells lining the inside of a hair follicle. It is the normal function of these cells to detach or slough off from the skin lining at normal intervals. The dead cells are then forced out of the follicle (primarily by the growing hair).

  9. Management of hair loss - Wikipedia

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    Hair follicle with mesenchymal dermal papilla, labelled at top, location of hair follicle stem cells and thought to be site of action of DHT. Type 1 and 2 5α reductase enzymes are present at pilosebaceous units in papillae of individual hair follicles. They catalyse formation of the androgens testosterone and DHT, which in turn regulate hair ...