Overview
Focuses on therapy of hair and scalp disorders and includes chapters on procedures that are commonly used, as well as chapters on each specific disorders
Each chapter briefly describes the disease or the procedure to the reader and then teaches the step-by-step treatment algorithm or the way to perform the procedure
Discusses several topics that patients seeking treatment for hair disorders ask the physician
Only book of its kind focused on treatment and addresses topics that are not covered by current titles on hair disorders
Written and edited by leading experts in the field for dermatologists, general practice, and family physicians
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Conditions of the hair and scalp often cause significant psychological distress and sometimes physical discomfort for patients. Similarly, finding the right treatment can prove challenging for the physician. Hair and Scalp Treatments -- A Practical Guide, focuses on therapy with each chapter briefly describing the disease to the reader and then teaching the step-by-step therapeutic algorithm. Procedures commonly used in the treatment of alopecias are also reviewed and detailed in specific chapters.
This book also discusses everyday questions that patients commonly ask doctors and provides practical tips such as how to recommend the best shampoo, conditioner or hair dye for your patient, or how to prescribe the right nutritional supplements. There are additional sections on future treatments on the horizon and how regenerative medicine can be used.
Hair and Scalp Treatments -- A Practical Guide, is the only book of its kind focused on treatment and addresses topics that are not covered by current titles on hair disorders. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this practical guide can be used not only by dermatologists but by general practice and family physicians as well.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Antonella Tosti, MD
Fredric Brandt Endowed Professor of Dermatology
University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Miami, FL, USA
Daniel Asz-Sigall, MD
National University of Mexico
Department of Onco-dermatology and Trichology Clinic
Mexico City, Mexico
Rodrigo Pirmez, MD
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay
Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro
Department of Dermatology
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hair and Scalp Treatments
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Editors: Antonella Tosti, Daniel Asz-Sigall, Rodrigo Pirmez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21555-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21554-5Published: 01 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-21555-2Published: 12 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 359
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 132 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology