Emerging Technologies in Alopecia Treatment

ISBN-13: 9789819957392 / Angielski

Damkerng Pathomvanich; Kenichiro Imagawa; John Peter Cole

Spis treści

1. Preface.- 2. Introduction.- 3. Surgical Anatomy in hair restoration surgery.- 4. Pathogenesis of hair loss and its related disease.- 5. Hair loss investigation.- 6. Genetic Test (DNA test).- 7. Difference in Gene expression in bald and non-balding dermal papilla, a clinical application in hair transplantation.- 8. Cell therapy in hair loss.- 9. Mesotherapy.- 10. Medical Treatment of hair loss in general.- 11. Medical treatment of hair loss in the transgender.- 12. Pre-op consideration in patients who have underlying medical conditions.- 13. Hair transplant in conjunction with cell therapy.- 14. Hair cloning.- 15. SMP in Asians and in conjunction with hair transplantation.- 16. Advance technique in FUT.- 17. Advance technique in FUE.- 18. Advance technique in combination of FUE and FUT.- 19. Miscellaneous topics.- 20. Nutrition, diet, and supplement for hair loss.- 21. Hair care in general.- 22. New technique and devices.- 23. Assistants’ corner (tips and pearl from the assistances around the world).

O autorze

Damkerng Pathomvanich MD FACS FISHRS, DHT Clinic and consultant at Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Kenichiro Imagawa MD FISHRS, Yokobi clinic, Yokohama, Japan 

John Peter Cole  MD, Cole Instruments, Alpharetta, GA, USA

Blurb

This book introduces new trend in medical treatment of hair loss and discusses advanced technologies in the management of hair loss. Regenerative medicine has rapidly growing and gaining in popularity to treat hair loss in men and women and also in conjunction with hair restoration surgery. Tricho test as an aid in selecting who will benefit the medical therapy so physician can use this as the guideline for treatment. FUE device with hybrid punch continue to advance in its technology to minimize follicular transection and speed the extraction rate. Advance in medical therapy of hair loss is more toward the combination of multi drug that need to be discussed regarding the result and complication. The combination of FUT and FUE is gaining more popularity and need to clarify its use and technique.