SPECIALTY
Tricology
Specialist treating hair and scalp diseases
Trichology is the specialty of Dermatology that studies the diseases of hair and scalp. Hair loss may occur due to internal diseases or abnormalities of the skin and hair itself. The most common causes are usually transient and do not lead to permanent hair loss, but there are diseases that lead to scarring that make the hair regeneration impossible. These diseases are true trichological emergencies and we have the expertise and ability to diagnose them and promptly initiate treatment.
Diseases
MOST COMMON IN TRICOLOGY
Telogen Effluvium
The most common cause of transient hair loss causes a great deal of anxiety to patients as too many strands are found in the shower, combing hair or on the floor. They may be related to physiological conditions such as after delivery or secondary to deficiencies of some vitamins or hormonal changes.
Androgenetic Alopecia
Genetic and progressive disease that leads to thinning and thinning of the hair on the scalp and in more severe cases to baldness. It affects men more but women can also be hit in some cases. Treatments may not lead to cure, but almost always enable stabilization of the process.
Major trichological diseases that lead to
permanent hair loss
Lichen Planopilaris
It is a cicatricial alopecia, meaning it leads to permanent and irreversible loss of the strands that have been affected. The patient begins to have scalp flaws accompanied by pinching, itching and burning. Treatment involves the use of oral and topical medications to stop the process. Some patients may resort to hair transplantation when the disease remains stabilized for a few years.
Decalvant Folliculitis
Permanent loss of scalp hair that begins with pimple formation and scarring. The hair starts to come out together reminding me of doll hair. It most commonly affects men and the treatments involve topical, oral and injectable medications.
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
It is considered by the experts as a subtype of lichen planar pillar, generating progressive and definitive loss of the hair mainly in the frontal region. It affects more middle-aged women and may have the same symptoms as lichen plan pilaris. As it develops very slowly and symptoms may be mild, some patients only complain of forehead enlargement. Treatments involve topical or oral treatments. The transplant can be performed but with results not very satisfactory.
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