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Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Hair Restoration,

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Editors: By Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI and Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC

Publication Date: 03 Mar 2023

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Offering a step-by-step, practical approach to this expanding area of dermatology, Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Hair Restoration enables you to master the up-to-date hair restoration techniques that produce the superior results your patients expect. Focusing on non-invasive treatment of diffuse, non-scarring hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, this unique title, edited by expert clinicians Drs. Murad Alam and Jeffrey S. Dover, thoroughly covers the latest treatment options—all abundantly illustrated and evidence based. A video library demonstrating techniques helps you successfully incorporate today’s most effective procedures into your practice.

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Provides current, authoritative guidance on popular treatments including topical and systemic therapies, stem cell-based therapies, platelet-rich plasma, genomic therapies, microblading, nutritional supplements, energy-based treatments, emerging treatments, and hair transplant
Considers ethnic differences in hair
Contains up-to-date sections on evaluation of hair loss, minimizing and concealing hair loss, medical treatments for hair loss, procedural treatments for hair loss, and emerging therapies for hair loss
Features high-quality images and a video library demonstrating scalp micropigmentation, scar correction procedure, female pattern hair loss, scalp photography for patients with alopecia, and more
Includes procedural how-to's, step-by-step advice on proper techniques, case studies, contraindications and managing complications, and pearls and pitfalls—all in a consistently templated, quick reference format
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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By Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI, Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Dermatology; Professor of Surgery, Otolaryngology and Medical Social Services, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Brown Medical School, SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

SECTION 1: Evaluation of Hair Loss
1. Medical Workup for Hair Loss
2. Ethnic Differences in Hair
3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Scarring Alopecia

SECTION 2: Minimizing and Concealing Hair Loss
4. Nutritional Supplements
5. Hair Cosmetics, Styling, and Processing
6. Wigs and Hair Prosthetics
7. Micropigmentation and Microblading

SECTION 3: Medical Treatments for Hair Loss
8. Minoxidil, Finasteride, and Dutasteride
9. Topical Immunotherapies
10. Systemic Immunotherapies
11. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Hair Loss

SECTION 4: Procedural Treatments for Hair Loss
12. Platelet-Rich Plasma
13. Stem Cell–Based Therapies
14. Hair Transplantation
15. Lasers, Lights, and LEDs

SECTION 5: Emerging Therapies for Hair Loss
16. Emerging Medications
17. Devices and Genomic Therapies

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"The book focuses on an integrative approach to evaluating and treating diffuse, non-scarring hair loss, including androgenic alopecia. It differs from standard references that typically only address medical therapies such as systemic medications." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice)

Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Hair Restoration,

Editors: By Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI and Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC

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