Dr. Jiménez Acosta

Dr. Francisco Jiménez Acosta

- Licenciatura en Medicina en la Universidad de Navarra
- Doctorado en el Dpto. de Morfología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Especialidad de Dermatología vía MIR en el Hospital Universitario La Paz en Madrid
- Fellow en Dermatopatología en la Universidad de Miami (Florida, 1988-89)
- Fellow en Cirugía de Mohs por el Departamento de Dermatología de la Universidad de Duke (Carolina del Norte, 1992-94)
- Fellowship de especialización en Cirugía de Trasplante del Cabello, en Hot Springs, Arkansas, (1994-1995)
- Director Médico de la Clínica Mediteknia de Dermatología y Trasplante Capilar en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (desde 2003 hasta la actualidad)
- Fundador y Director del Laboratorio Mediteknia Skin & Hair Lab de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Profesor Asociado de Investigación de la Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias
- Consultor científico senior de Monasterium Lab (Münster, Alemania)
Otros méritos
- Galardonado en 2011 con la exclusiva distinción “Platinum Follicle Award”, la cual se otorga al miembro de la Sociedad Internacional de Trasplante de Cabello (ISHRS) más destacado de cada año, siendo el primer español y europeo en recibir esta distinción
- Presidente de la Sociedad Internacional de Trasplante de Cabello (ISHRS) en el año 2020 y actual miembro del Board of Governors.
- Director del programa de formación Hair Transplant Fellowship del ISHRS para formar Doctores/as procedentes de todos los continentes que deseen especializarse en el ámbito del trasplante capilar.
- Divulgador científico del Podcast “Aprendiendo del Experto”
Publicaciones Dr. Jiménez Acosta
El Dr Jiménez Acosta es un destacado referente internacional en investigación sobre el folículo piloso, enfermedades del cabello, y en trasplante de pelo habiendo publicado mas de 150 artículos científicos en diferentes revistas nacionales e internacionales, así como varios libros de texto, destacando su último libro titulado “Hair Follicle Regeneration” en colaboracíon con la Dra. Claire Higgins del Imperial College London.
2023
- Anagen hair follicles transplanted into mature human scars remodel fibrotic tissue – npj regenerative medicine>
- Laser capture microdissection as a method for investigating the human hair follicle microbiome reveals region-specific differences in the bacteriome profile – Lousada et al. BMC Research Notes>
2022
- La alopecia en el marco tributario actual – Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología>
- Hair Follicles in Wound Healing and Skin Remodelling – Hair Follicle Regeneration>
- Alopecia due to hair extensions successfully treated with hair transplantation – Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology>
- Intermediate Hair Follicles from Patients with Female Pattern Hair Loss Are Associated with Nutrient Insufficiency and a Quiescent Metabolic Phenotype – Nutrients 2022>
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-c signalling protects hair follicle stem cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition – BJD British Journal of Dermatology>
2021
- A Study Comparing Survival of Hair Follicles Stored Cold and at Room Temperature – Hair Transplant Forum International>
- Ginseng in Hair Growth and Viability – Ginseng – Modern Aspects of the Famed Traditional Medicine>
- Elimination of Sweat Glands Using the Follicular Unit Excision Technique: A Pilot Study Showing Its Potential Use for Axillary Hyperhidrosis – Dermatol Surg>
- Hair Follicle Chemosensation: TRPM5 Signaling Is Required for Anagen Maintenance – Journal of Investigative Dermatology>
- Hair transplantation: Basic overview – American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.>
- CME article Part II. Hair transplantation: Surgical technique – American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.>
2020
- Topical odorant application of the specific olfactory receptor OR2AT4 agonist, Sandalore®, improves telogen effluvium associated parameters – Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology>
- Hair Anatomy and Histology for the Hair Transplant Surgeon – Hair Anatomy and Histology for the Hair Transplant Surgeon>
- Methods in molecular dermatology eccrine gland isolation – Springer Protocols>
- A novel nondrug SFRP1 antagonist inhibits catagen development in human hair follicles ex vivo – British Association of Dermatologists>
2019
- Distinct Patterns of Hair Graft Survival After Transplantation Into 2 Nonhealing Ulcers: Is Location Everything? – Dermatol Surg>
- Eyebrow Hair Transplantation in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Pitfalls of Short- and Long-Term Results – Dermatol Surg>
- Transepidermal UV radiation of scalp skin ex vivo induces hair follicle damage that is alleviated by the topical treatment with caffeine – International Journal of Cosmetic Science>
- Preclinical evidence that the PPARc modulator, N-Acetyl-GED-0507-34-Levo, may protect human hair follicle epithelial stem cells against lichen planopilaris-associated damage – European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology>
- Role of bulge epidermal stem cells and TSLP signaling in psoriasis – EMBO Molecular Medicine>
- Topical odorant application of the specific olfactory receptor OR2AT4 agonist, Sandalore®, improves telogen effluviumassociated parameters – >
2018
- Image Gallery: Intravital visualization of the dynamic changes in human hair follicle cycling – BJD British Journal of Dermatology>
- Eccrine sweat glands associate with the human hair follicle within a defined compartment of dermal white adipose tissue – BJD British Journal of Dermatology>
- Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transition in a Human Organ: Lessons from Lichen Planopilaris – Journal of Investigative Dermatology>
- Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia as Model Epithelial Stem Cell Diseases – CellPress Reviews>
- A technique for more precise distinction between catagen and telogen human hair follicles ex vivo – J AM ACAD DERMATOL>
- An efficient method for eccrine gland isolation from human scalp – Wiley Experimental Dermatology>
- ABSTRACTS | Skin, Appendages, and Stem Cell Biology – Journal of Investigative Dermatology>
- ABSTRACTS | Skin, Appendages, and Stem Cell Biology – Journal of Investigative Dermatology>
2017
- Trasplante de folículos pilosos en úlceras crónicas: un nuevo concepto de injerto – Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología>
- Incorporating hair follicle cells in artificial skin – BJD British Journal of Dermatology>
2016
- Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a disease fascinating for the researcher, disappointing for the clinician and distressing for the patient – Wiley Experimental Dermatology>
- Hair follicleecontaining punch grafts accelerate chronic ulcer healing: A randomized controlled trial – American Academy of Dermatology, Inc>
- Optimizing Skin Grafting Using Hairderived Skin Grafts: The Healing Potential of Hair Follicle Pluripotent Stem Cells – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine>
2015
- Is the eccrine gland an integral, functionally important component of the human scalp pilosebaceous unit? – John Wiley & Sons A/S, Experimental Dermatology>
- Healing of Recalcitrant Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers by Punch Grafts Harvested From the Scalp – American Society for Dermatologic Surgery>
- The Okuda Papers: an extraordinary – but unfortunately unrecognized – piece of work that could have changed the history of hair transplantation – John Wiley & Sons>
2014
- Enhancing techniques to evaluate tumor margins – J AM ACAD DERMATOL>
- The Influence of the CIVIQ Dimensions on Quality of Life of Patients with Primary Superficial Venous Incompetence – European Society for Vascular Surgery>
- Human epithelial hair follicle stem cells and their progeny: Current state of knowledge, the widening gap in translational research and future challenges – WILEY Periodicals, Inc.>
- Reflections on how wound healing-promoting effects of the hair follicle can be translated into clinical practice – John Wiley & Sons>
2013
- Hair Restoration Surgery: The State of the Art – Aesthetic Surgery Journal>
2012
- Blunt Needles (Microcannulae) for Infiltrating Local Anesthetics – Dermatol Surg>
- Lichen Planopilaris After Hair Transplantation – American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.>
- Template Stamps to Estimate Recipient Site Density in Hair Transplantation – American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.>