Impact of Laboratory Work Up and Supplementation on Alopecia Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Chart Review

July 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 7 | Editorials | 807 | Copyright © July 2021


Published online June 21, 2021

Efe Kakpovbia MD MS,a Nkemjika Ugonabo MD MPH,a Alan Chen MS,b Samrachana Adhikari PhD,b Oluwatobi A. Ogbechie-Godec MD MBA,c Kristen Lo Sicco MD,a,* Jerry Shapiro MDa,*

aThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
bThe Department of Population Health, Division of Biostatistics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
cAP Derm, Stoneham, MA
*co senior authors

Limitations of this study include the single-center, retrospective design and the short follow-up interval. Furthermore, information regarding skin type, curl pattern, and other demographics were not obtained in our cohort and could not be evaluated. Large-scale prospective studies are needed to improve our understanding and approach to alopecia treatment.

DISCLOSURES

Dr. Shapiro is a consultant for Aclaris Therapeutics, Incyte, and Replicel Life Sciences. Drs. Shapiro and Lo Sicco have been investigators for Regen Lab and are investigators for Pfizer. Dr. Lo Sicco is a consultant for Pfizer. The other authors have no relevant conflicts.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Kristen Lo Sicco MD Kristen.LoSicco@nyulangone.org
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