Dermatologic Procedures - Ccpdma, Comedo Extraction, Cryotherapy, Dermabrasion, Dermatologic Surgeon, Dermatome (Instrument), Duct Tape Occlusio (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: CCPDMA, Comedo extraction, Cryotherapy, Dermabrasion, Dermatologic surgeon, Dermatome (instrument), Duct tape occlusion therapy, Electrotrichogenesis, Facial rejuvenation, Grenz rays, Instruments used in dermatology, Levulan, Lupus band test, Management of baldness, Mantoux test, Plasmolifting, Prausnitz-Kustner test, Skin allergy test, Skin window technique, Suction blister, Tattoo removal, Ultraviolet light therapy. Excerpt: The management of baldness is a multidisciplinary effort that spans the medical, pharmaceutical, food supplement, exercise and fashion industries. Androgenic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium are the primary nonscarring alopecias. The most common cause of hair loss in men is androgenic alopecia, the early stages of which can be slowed or reversed with medication, while more advanced cases may be amenable to hair transplantation. Alopecia areata presents as focal discoid patches of hair loss, and affects up to 2% of the U.S. population, occurring more often in children. Telogen effluvium can occur after stressful events, including severe illness, childbirth, or high fever, and can be seen with certain medications or deficiency of iron, particularly in females. Thyroid dysfunction, both when increased and decreased, can lead to specific patterns of hair loss. Hair follicle with mesenchymal dermal papilla, labelled at top, location of hair follicle stem cells and thought to be site of action of DHT.Androgenic hair loss is due to the activity of androgens, predominantly DHT, at the dermal papillae of the individual follicles. In adult men, its incidence is roughly equivalent to chronologic age, and it has a strong genetic component. The physiology is primarily androgenic, with dihydrotestosterone (DHT) the major contributor. Androgens are important in male sexual development..."