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The authors reported the microscopic and trichoscopic results of an autologous cell biological technique to compare, through histological, immunocytochemistry, and cytospin analysis, hair re-growth obtained by micro-grafts from scalp tissue containing Human Intra- and Extra-Dermal Adipose Tissue-Derived Hair Follicle Stem Cells (HD-AFSCs) versus placebo (saline solution). An autologous solution of micro-grafts was obtained from mechanical fragmentation and centrifugation of scalp biopsy\u2019s (2 \u00d7 2 mm) using \u201cGentile protocol\u201d. The micro-grafts solution was mechanically infiltrated on half of the selected patients\u2019 scalps with Androgenic Alopecia (Norwood\u2013Hamilton 2\u20135 and Ludwig 1\u20132). The other half was infiltrated with saline solution. Three injections were performed to each patient at 45-day intervals. Of the 35 patients who were enrolled, 1 was excluded and 1 was rejected. 23 and 44 weeks after the last micro graft\u2019s injections, the patients displayed a hair density improvement, with a mean increment of 33% \u00b1 7.5% and 27% \u00b1 3.5% respectively, contrasted with baseline values, for the treated region. Microscopic assessment appeared, in scalp biopsies, to show an expansion in the number of hair follicles per mm2 following 11 months from the last micro-grafts application compared with baseline (1.4 + 0.27 versus 0.46 + 0.15, respectively; p &lt; 0.05). 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