Trichology Provides Precise Diagnosis to Treat Your Hair Loss and Scalp Diseases

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Trichology: An Overview

What is Trichology? Trichology is the specialty of medicine devoted to the health of hair and scalp. The subject trichology also deals with hair and scalp disorders i.e., various kinds of hair loss, disorders associated with scaling, itching, hair thinning, hair breaking, dryness and oiliness of hair, baldness etc. The term Trichology is derived from the Greek root Trikhos meaning hair. Trichology, as a discipline, made its beginning in London in 1902. The Institute of trichology was instituted in 1908.

Trichologists

The Trichologists, the qualified specialists from recognized Trichology Educational Institutions, will attend and treat all your hair or scalp disorders in the same way the dermatologists would attend for your skin disorders.

Hair and Scalp Disorders

They are competent to diagnose and treat the most common hair and scalp disorders like Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, Alopecia Universalis, Atopic Eczema, Dandruff (Pityriasis Capitis), Dermatitis of Scalp, Hair Breakage & Damage, Hair Thinning, Head Lice, Male and Female Pattern Baldness, Psoriasis, Scalp Eczema, Scalp Itching, Seborrhea and Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Telogen Effluvium etc.

Diagnosis

Trichologists will always try to diagnose the hair and scalp problem by recording the history of the problem, physical examination, nutritional counseling, blood tests, hormone screening tests (uses latest-immunoassay techniques) and microscopic hair analysis (Trichogram). For every microscopic evaluation they will pull out several hair strands from different zones of your scalp. Your hair and hair root would suggest number of factors pertaining to the health of your hair as well as the root cause of hair and scalp disorders.

Treatment

The trichologist will provide the precise diagnosis or professional opinion about your hair or scalp disorder(s) and the causes for the hair or scalp problems as indicated in the clinical lab tests. He will either suggest you the appropriate lifestyles and nutrition / diet schedules to follow or prescribe treatments. They may prescribe the Tricho-active medications along with specific treatments such as Aroma Therapy, Infrared treatments, Low Power Laser treatments, Manual Lymph Drainage, Tricho Scalp Treatment, Tricho-Massage, Ultraviolet treatments.

How to Cooperate with the Treatment?

These treatments will be provided by the trained technical staff under the supervision of qualified trichologists. The medications and treatments seem to be effective in managing the chronic ailments or curing completely the acute disorders. You are expected to change your lifestyles and follow the diet prescriptions. Finally this mantra: ‘Your hair is what you eat or how you nourish.’

Reference Sources:

1) Baldness treatments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldness_treatments
2) Hair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair
3) Trichology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichology
4) Trichoscopy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichoscopy