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.

A succinct and comprehensive guide examining the treatment of hair and scalp disorders, with a special emphasis on how hair type, morphology, and ethnicity can impact on hair disease and treatment. This updated and revised second edition builds on a successful first edition with additional chapters on dermoscopy, on how technology can best be integrated into clinical practice, and on aging hair.

A quintessential text relating the treatment of scalp and hair disorders, with special concentration on ethnicity, hair type, and cultural hair care practices for each entity in a composite fashion. Written in an easy-to-follow complete guide that incorporates treatment that goes beyond accepted US and international guidelines, and incorporates off-label use of medications for case-sensitive scenarios.

Hair loss can have a devastating effect on peoples self-esteem. Its a condition that affects approximately 60 percent of women and 85 percent of men at some time in their lives. In The Hair-Loss Cure, author Dr. David H. Kingsley helps you find out why you are losing hair, helps you choose the right treatments, and helps you cope with the psychological and lifestyle problems often caused by losing your hair. As a hair-loss specialist who successfully battled his own hair loss, Dr. Kingsley reveals his expert insight into the causes and treatments of the condition. The Hair-Loss Cure answers these questions: Are your really losing hair or just experiencing normal shedding? How do you cope with hair loss? What is causing your hair to fall out or thin? What treatments are available? How can you tell if the treatment is working? Most importantly, Dr. Kingsley shares information about hair-loss treatments that may slow the progression of the condition, stabilize it, or actually re-grow your hair. The Hair-Loss Cure can help you regain the control over your life that hair loss often takes away. FIRST PLACE WINNER of the 15th Annual Writer's Digest International Book Awards

Tiffany Anderson "Leading Natural Hair Expert...." -- Reader's Digest Women always want to look good. And looking good starts with a fresh face and slayed hair. Whether it be straight or natural, no woman wants to have a bad hair day. If only there was a guide to help women make the right choices for beautiful, strong, and healthy hair without breaking the bank. In Hair Therapy, Trichologist,Tiffany Anderson does just that! In this prescriptive manual, Tiffany. Anderson offers advice from deciding to go natural and committing to the big chop, to hair care regimens, dealing with hair loss and which products to use and avoid, as well as handling various scalp disorders. If you're looking for tips on maintaining healthy, beautiful hair, this book is for you. In this prescriptive manual, readers will learn to: · Make educated decisions as to whether or not natural hair is right for you. · Reach your hair-length goal. · Maintain short hair after the “big chop”. · Discover hair care regimens to produce strong, healthy hair. · Deal with hair loss. · Scalp Treatments. · How to find the right products for your hair. And much, much more! "As a seasoned Natural hair professional Tiffany has poured her years of hairdressing/and healing scalps onto the pages of Hair Therapy with the hopes of healing the many hair issues both men and women in our community have dealt with for years." -Wahida Clark NYT-Bestselling Author/Publisher After reading I Love My Natural Hair, actress/comedian& author, Kim Coles shared, "I wish that I had this book when I was growing up so that I could've made empowered choices instead of wishing that my hair looked like a beauty standard that was mostly unattainable. With today's confusing media messages, it is so important for us to encourage our young girls to embrace their own special brand of beauty. Thank you for this!" -Kim Coles Actress/Comedian

Dry Hair. Dandruff. Split Ends. When your hair reaches rock bottom it's time for a little rehab. While we can't permanently undo the damage of the past, Hair Care Rehab: The Ultimate Hair Repair and Reconditioning Manual will give you the blueprint and tools you need to salvage and work with your stressed out hair. Who is this book for? Everyone! Brunette, blonde, straight, wavy, curly, thick, fine-- no matter your hair situation, rehab has you covered! This book takes readers through three phases of rehab: The Intervention: Discusses hair structure, type and form. Also defines hair damage, and teaches you how to work with overworked hair! The Detox: Presents a 5-Step strategy for hair repair that WORKS! Hair Therapy: Offers tips and solutions for 30+ common scalp and hair care issues. If your relationship with your hair is on the rocks, get the rehab you need today with Hair Care Rehab. Contents: Unit I: The Intervention Chapter 1: Let s Start Off With What Is Not True Chapter 2: Hair & Scalp: Just the Basics Chapter 3: Damage Defined Chapter 4: What s Your Drug of Choice? Unit II: The Detox Chapter 5: Getting Damage under Control Unit III: Hair Therapy & Treatment Chapter 6: The Hair Repair Manual Special Topics Alopecia (Hair Loss) Basic Hair Breakage Burns (Appliances) Chemical Burns Chlorine & Pool Water Damage Color Fading Contact Dermatitis Cradle Cap Crown-Area Hair Breakage Damaged, Highly Porous Hair Dandruff & Dry Scalp Dry, Brittle Hair Eczema Red, Itchy Scalp Fine, Limp Hair Frizzy Hair Graying Hair Green Hair Hair Loss & Thinning Head Lice Heat Damage Oily Hair Psoriasis Ringworm Seborrheic Dermatitis Shedding Single-Strand Knots Sluggish Hair Growth Split Ends Sun & Surf Damage Tangly Hair Thinning Hair Edges Thin Ends Unit IV: Outpatient Therapy Chapter 7: Special Hair Conditioning & Restoration Treatments Chapter 8: On the Shelf!