All that a dermatotrichologist needs to know about hair camouflage: A comprehensive review

Hair loss can impact a person's quality of life in ways incomprehensible. People value hair for different reasons, but value it nonetheless. There is a myriad of conditions that impede hair growth or cause hair to grow in an unattractive manner such as androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, an...

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Published in:International journal of trichology 2022-05, Vol.14 (3), p.77-83
Main Authors: Daruwalla, Sanober, Dhurat, Rachita, Tabassum Hamid, Sayyad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alopecia
Baldness
Camouflage
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Hair
Hair loss
Review
Transplantation
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
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Summary:Hair loss can impact a person's quality of life in ways incomprehensible. People value hair for different reasons, but value it nonetheless. There is a myriad of conditions that impede hair growth or cause hair to grow in an unattractive manner such as androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and chemotherapy-induced hair loss. For conditions like cicatricial alopecia, there are hardly any options available once permanent loss of hair sets in. The role of hair transplantation too is limited in such cases where the donor area has been compromised. Thus, addressing the concern of hair loss and presenting all possible options available even after medical and surgical options flounder due to their limitations is a responsibility every dermatotrichologist carries and a plethora of camouflage options are available to improve the appearance of hair right from hairpieces to more permanent methods like scalp micropigmentation.
ISSN:0974-7753
0974-9241
DOI:10.4103/ijt.ijt_6_21