Venkatram Mysore's research while affiliated with Suvarna Aesthetics Plastic Surgery Centre and other places

Publications (4)

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Management of androgenetic alopecia is a challenge because of its long course, need for continuous treatment, and potential adverse effects of the therapies. In order to enhance efficacy, minimize side effects, and ensure patient compliance, the authors propose a scheme for using combination treatments with a rotational scheme, based on current evi...
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p>Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common cause of hair loss and is associated with a reduction in quality of life and psychological morbidity. It is characterised by nonscarring progressive thinning of hair with gradual reduction in the number of hairs, with prevalence increasing with advancing age. A differential diagnosis of FPHL includes co...
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The field of hair transplant (HT) has grown exponentially in the past decade, especially after the introduction of follicular unit excision (FUE). There is much variation in criteria for case selection, the technique, pre- and post-procedure protocols, by different surgeons. Techniques continue to evolve and evidence in the form of controlled data...
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Hair transplantation being a relatively new field, several aspects raise issues and controversies. The issues refer to both ethics and evidence and how practitioners and the community need to deal with them. This article deals with few of such diverse issues as follicular unit transplantation versus follicular unit excision, safe donor area, platel...

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... The price of HT varies across different countries (eg, Turkish HT clinics commonly offer lower price levels) and depends on the number of transplanted hair grafts, the technique performed (FUE is more expensive than strip harvesting), and more complex medical services, such as robotic FUE or needleless local anesthesia. 26,27 The combination of 88% of survey participants willing to undergo HT and spending a price equal to 10% of the mean US annual personal income on HT underscores that HT is considered a feasible treatment option for hair loss, in terms of monetary factors. 28 Interestingly, hair loss medications such as finasteride (approximately $0.50/d) and minoxidil (approximately $0.45/d) are available at a fraction of the price of the surgical procedure. ...
... 8,9 El trasplante de cabello es un método eficaz, pero poco rentable y no todos los pacientes son candidatos al procedimiento. 10 El láser de bajo nivel se ha utilizado en los últimos años con cierto éxito, según la teoría, se atribuye al aumento de la circulación en la unidad folicular del pelo. 11 Como se ha mencionado, se han propuesto varias opciones terapéuticas, a pesar de las cuales, el bajo rendimiento y apego del paciente a los regímenes de uso diario y crónico, así como la gran gama de efectos adversos tópicos y sistémicos, han llevado a la investigación de nuevos tratamientos para la alopecia androgenética. ...