What Researchers Did
Researchers randomly assigned 34 patients with alopecia to either receive routine FUE hair transplantation or FUE combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) daily for 7 days post-operation.
What They Found
Patients receiving HBOT experienced significantly less itching and folliculitis (11.8% vs 35.3% in controls) and a lower postoperative shedding rate (27.6% vs 69.1%). While early satisfaction was higher with HBOT (88.2% vs 52.9%), the 9-month hair follicle survival rate showed no significant difference between groups (96.9% vs 93.8%).
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada, nor did it involve Canadian researchers or patients.
Study Limitations
The study involved a relatively small sample size of 34 patients, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.