Hair and Scalp Treatments - by Antonella Tosti & Daniel Asz-Sigall & Rodrigo Pirmez (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

Conditions of the hair and scalp can be genetic or the result of infection, hormone imbalance, medication, trauma, or underlying primary disease. Regardless, they often cause significant psychological distress and sometimes physical discomfort, though much can be done to treat these complaints. Hair and Scalp Treatments 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.
This book also discusses several topics that patients seeking treatment for hair disorders ask the physician, such as how to choose proper shampoo and conditioner, hair dyes, nutritional supplements, and future treatments with regenerative medicine. Hair and Scalp Treatments 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.

Review Quotes

"The audience is dermatologists and dermatology residents. ... There is no comparable reference. You will do yourself a huge favor by owning this book. I am very grateful to the authors for sharing their knowledge. I am confident many patients will benefit. I am already looking forward to the next edition." (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, January 31, 2020)

About the Author

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