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The disease occurs in both sexes, with no racial or age\u2010related predilection. Many patients experience spontaneous improvement and regrowth of hair, while some patients are resistant to common therapies and others progress to more severe forms of alopecia. The primary treatment for patchy and limited alopecia of the scalp and face is intralesional triamcinolone injection. Previous studies have also reported the efficacy of cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen), which promotes hair regrowth through mechanisms such as local vasodilation and targeting keratinocyte antigens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Since both modalities have been used independently, we aimed to evaluate the synergistic effect of both treatments in combination and compare it with triamcinolone injection alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this prospective, randomized, within\u2010subject controlled trial, 22 participants with limited patchy alopecia affecting the scalp and face were enrolled. Each patient had symmetrical patches randomly assigned to two treatment modalities: one side received a combination of cryotherapy followed by an intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide (8\u2009mg\/mL for scalp and 4\u2009mg\/mL for face), while the contralateral side received intralesional triamcinolone acetonide alone. Treatments were administered in four consecutive sessions at 4\u2010week intervals. The primary outcome was the assessment of hair loss severity using the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score for the scalp and the ALBAS score for the facial area, measured at each visit. Adverse events were evaluated throughout the treatment period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Both treatment methods demonstrated a statistically significant difference in within\u2010group analysis (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). However, a comparison of the two treatments did not reveal any statistically significant superiority between the methods (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Additionally, no major adverse effects were observed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrated that both combination therapy and triamcinolone injection are equally effective in treating alopecia. However, future research with a larger sample size, extended follow\u2010up, and comparisons of trichoscopic findings is warranted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.70667","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]],"date-time":"2026-02-02T05:35:31Z","timestamp":1770010531000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Efficacy of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Combined With Cryotherapy Compared to Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Alone in Treating Limited Patchy Alopecia Areata of the Scalp and Face: A Prospective, Randomized, Within\u2010Subject Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2683-3750","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sama","family":"Heidari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8999-5670","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Reza","family":"Omid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5223-5391","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hanie","family":"Babaie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0585-0306","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fatemeh","family":"Hosseini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1746-6283","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Navid Namakizadeh","family":"Esfahani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7077-1458","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zeinab","family":"Aryanian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Autoimmune Bullous Disease Research Center, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/idoj.IDOJ_6_20"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/JCAS.JCAS_31_23"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2019.11.066"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.66344\/jpad.v33i2.2494"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12775\/JEHS.2025.79.58241"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/mco2.70182"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","first-page":"860","article-title":"Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Versus Topical Betamethasone Valearate in the Management of Localized Alopecia Areata","volume":"25","author":"Devi M.","year":"2015","journal-title":"Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons\u2013Pakistan"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2024.09.059"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","first-page":"26","article-title":"Intralesional Pentoxifylline Injection Versus Triamcinolone Acetonide in Treating Localized Alopecia Areata: A Comparative Study","volume":"16","author":"Abdo H. 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