DESCRIPTION:
Hair disorders have become a central social and psychological issue with increasing demands and expectations from patients. Written by world-renowned experts, this lavishly illustrated textbook provides the latest scientific aspects of hair biology, up-to-date knowledge on hair diagnosis and treatment options as well as hair removal and restoration techniques.
The well-structured content is divided into three sections:
- Basic aspects of hair growth
- Hair and scalp disorders
- Fotoepilation, surgery and hair cosmetics
It also contains unique sections on hair at different ages, in art and in forensic investigations as well as ethnic hair.
CONTENTS:
1. Biology of the Hair Follicle
2. Hair Keratins and Hair Structure
3. Endocrinology of the Hair Follicle
4. Neuroimmunology of the Hair Follicle
5. Hair Pigmentation
6. Hair Follicle Vascularisation and Innervation
7. Follicular Penetration and Targeting
8. Hair, Genes and Clinical Genetics
9. Histology of the Human Hair Follicle
10. Hair Diagnostic Techniques
11. Pattern Hair Loss in Men
12. Pattern Hair Loss in Women
13. Primary Cicatricial Alopecia
14. Secondary Cicatricial Alopecia
15. Diffuse Hair Loss
16. Hair Disorders in Children
