The Alopecias
Diagnosis and Treatments

The Alopecias: Diagnosis and Treatments provides a practical answer to most diagnostic and therapeutic matters related to the different types of alopecia physicians may encounter in daily practice. It also presents a clear classification of all the types of alopecia.

Among the topics covered are diffuse alopecia, traumatic alopecia, the male patient with androgenetic alopecia, the female patient with androgenetic alopecia, cicatricial alopecia, alopecia areata, congenital alopecia, and specific problems posed by alopecia in patients of African and Asian origin.

The book?s chapters are divided into four major categories. The first one reviews biology and hair investigations. The second is dedicated to clinical pathology: describes various hair diseases including all major pathological conditions of the scalp affecting hair growth. The third emphasizes the role of aesthetic and reconstructive hair transplantation or scalp surgery. And the fourth covers cosmetic treatment, new medical innovations, and the latest procedures in aesthetic surgery.

This book will help you understand the basic pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and the most effective treatment options for patients with hair-growth disorders.

Biology of the Hair Follicle.Hair and Scalp Investigations. Trichoscopy. Hair Dysplasias. Alopecia Classifications. Management of Male Androgenetic Alopecia. Management of Female Androgenetic Alopecia. Management of Diffuse Alopecia. Management of Noncicatricial Circumscribed Alopecia. Traumatic Alopecia. Management of Acquired Primary Cicatricial Alopecia. Management of Definitive Alopecia in African Americans. Management of Definitive Hair Alopecia in Asians. Hair Transplantation in the Reconstruction of the Face and Scalp. Hair Transplantation for Aesthetic Surgery of the Scalp and Body Hair. Follicular Cell Implantation: Research Update on "Hair Cloning." Platelet-Rich Plasma and Stem Cells. Adjuvant Therapy for Alopecia: Synthetic Hair Implant, Dermopigmentation, Hair Prosthesis, and Hair Camouflage. Hair Cosmetology.

Edited by

Pierre Bouhanna, MD, Hair Bouhanna Center,Paris, France