3rd Edition
Hair Loss and Restoration
This new edition of an established resource provides an extensive look at the practical management, both medical and surgical, of all forms of hair loss. Proper examination of the patient with hair loss is discussed in depth, as is androgenetic alopecia, the most common cause of hair loss. The autoimmune disease alopecia areata is examined comprehensively, including its pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment. This edition also covers the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, along with hair restoration surgery.
This compact and easy-to-read book remains a valuable resource for professional training and use.
‘This book… has added value to my aesthetic practice and … allowed me to be better for my patients’ —PMFA, of the second edition
Key Features:
- Presents an authoritative guide for diagnosis and treatment
- Offers the dermatologist and plastic surgeon a comprehensive survey of the possible options and results
- Remains the established leader in the topic
List of contributors
Acknowledgments
1. How to Diagnose the Patient with Hair Loss - Michael Buontempo and Jerry Shapiro
2. Patterned Hair Loss: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management - Michael Buontempo and Jerry Shapiro
3. Telogen Effluvium: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management - Hsaio-Han Tuan and Jerry Shapiro
4. Hair Loss from Drugs and Radiation - Kristen Lo Sicco and Lina Alhanshali
5. Alopecia Areata: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management - Michael Buontempo and Jerry Shapiro
6. Cicatricial Alopecias: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management - Donna Cummins and Jerry Shapiro
7. Hair Restoration Surgery - Nina Otberg
8. Nonmedical Approach to Hair Loss: What is Available? - Nina Otberg, Kristen Lo Sicco, and Lina Alhanshali
9. Religious and Cultural Headwear - Lina Alhanshali and Nina Otberg
Index
Biography
Jerry Shapiro, MD, FAAD, FRCPC is professor and director, Disorders of the Hair and Scalp, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA
Kristen Lo Sicco, MD, FAAD, associate professor of dermatology, Director of the NYU Skin and Cancer Unit, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA
Nina Otberg, MD, is Head of Department, Hair Clinic, Skin and Laser Center Berlin-Potsdam; and clinical lead and founder, Otberg Medical Hair Transplant Center, Berlin-Potsdam, Germany
Donna Cummins, MB BCh BAO, MRCPI, MRCP (UK) (Dermatology) The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, UK
Hsiao-Han Tuan, MD, Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
