Platelet-rich plasma as an adjunctive treatment in lichen planopilaris

Lichen planopilaris causes scarring alopecia, and the most effective treatments have response rates of only 10%. 1 Lyakhovitsky A. Amichai B. Sizopoulou C. Barzilai A. A case series of 46 patients with lichen planopilaris: demographics, clinical evaluation, and treatment experience. J Dermatolog Treat. 2015; 26: 275-279 Crossref PubMed Scopus (43) Google Scholar Recently, low laser light therapy has shown potential effectiveness in scarring alopecia. 2 Fonda-Pascual P. Moreno-Arrones O.M. Saceda-Corralo D. et al. Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in lichen planopilaris. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018; 78: 1020-1023 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar Scarring alopecia is a significant cosmetic concern in women (Fig 1, A).