General anesthesia may be linked to various forms of alopecia, necessitating further research on risk identification and perioperative management strategies.
Does general anesthesia trigger or exacerbate alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, or pressure-induced alopecia in patients undergoing surgical procedures?
General anesthesia and associated surgical stress may be an under-recognized trigger for postoperative hair loss, including alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, and pressure-induced alopecia.
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There is a possible link between GA and various forms of alopecia, although further research to clarify the relationships, identify at-risk individuals, and inform perioperative hair loss management strategies is needed.
Poniatowska et al. (Sat,) reported a other. General anesthesia may be linked to various forms of alopecia, necessitating further research on risk identification and perioperative management strategies.
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