Hair is the subject of this book, including the anatomy of the hair follicle, developmental stages, analyzed by light and electron microscopy, hair ultrastructure, nerve and blood supply, specialized hairs and hair organs, and a review of the present techniques to cultivate hair follicle cells in vitro. In the clinical part several chapters describe the most important diseases and possibilities for treatment. Hair care products and their toxicology are the subject of further sections. Extensive reviews of the antiandrogens, a most important group of drugs influencing hair growth, and of their clinical use in conditions such as androgenetic alopecias and hirsutism are included as well. Finally, surgical techniques for hair transplantation are discussed. This book is a standard textbook for everything pertaining to hair under normal and pathological conditions.

1 Embryology of Hair Follicle

2 The Dermal Papilla and the Growth of Hair
3 Hair Keratin
4 The Growing Anagen Hair
5 Catagen and Telogen Phases of the Growth Cycle
6 Innervation and Vasculature of Hair Follicle
7 Specific Nerve Endings in Vellus Hair, Guard Hair and Sinus Hair
8 Hair Melanin and Hair Color
9 Non-human Hair
10 Measurements of Hair Growth Under Physiological Conditions
11 Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism
12 The Hormonal Control of Hair Growth
13 Cultivation of Human Hair Follicle Cells
14 Genetic Defects Involving the Hair
15 Structural Anomalies of the Hair Shaft
16 Monilethrix and Pseudo-Monilethrix
17 Hypomelanotic Hair Disorders
18 Androgenetic Alopecia: Pathophysiological Aspects in Man and Animals
19 Androgenetic Alopecia: Clinical Aspects and Treatment
20 Alopecia Areata: Pathogenesis and Clinical Picture
21 Treatment of Alopecia areata
22 Internal Diseases Affecting Hair Growth
23 Drugs Affecting Hair Growth
24 Cicatricial Alopecias
25 Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Scalp Psoriasis and Hair
26 Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Eruptions of the Scalp
27 Follicular Mucinosis
28 Adnexal Cysts and Tumors of the Scalp
29 Fungal Infections of the Scalp
30 Piedra
31 Trichotillomania and Related Disorders
32 Paraneoplastic Changes of the Hair
33 Hirsutism
34 Antiandrogens and Hair Growth: Basic Concepts and Experimental Research
35 Antiandrogens: Clinical Aspects
36 Hair and Hair Cosmetics
37 Hair Dye Toxicology
38 Chemically Induced Depigmentation of Skin and Hair
39 Shampooing and Shampoos
40 Surgical Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia.