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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(04): 399-403
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739240
Review Article

Practical Approach to Hair Loss Diagnosis

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  • Sukhbir Singh

    1   Division of General Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, Resplendent the Cosmetic Studio, New Delhi, India

  • Kumaresan Muthuvel

    2   Department of Dermatology, Cutis Skin Clinic and Hair Transplant Centre, Coimbatore, India

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Abstract

Hair loss is one of the common complaints encountered in a cosmetic practice. Evaluating a patient with hair loss requires a thorough understanding of the various causes of hair loss and practical knowledge in hair cosmetics and hair styling procedures. A systematic approach in hair loss evaluation helps the treating physician in arriving at a diagnosis. Various bedside tests and advent of trichoscopy has empowered the physician in arriving at a diagnosis. This article aims to provide the physician a systematic approach in evaluating a patient with hair loss.

Keywords

hair loss - Cicatrical alopecia - investigations in hair loss - Tug test


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27. Dezember 2021

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