Overview
“Aged? But he does not appear aged, just look, his hair has remained young!” Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time (1913–27) The appearance of hair plays an important role in peoples’ overall physical appe- ance and self-perception. With today’s increasing life-expectation, the desire to look youthful plays a bigger role than ever. The hair care industry has become aware of this, and capable to deliver active products that are directed toward meeting this c- sumer demand. The discovery of pharmacological targets and the development of safe and effective drugs such as minoxidil and fnasteride also indicate strategies of the drug industry for maintenance of healthy and beautiful hair in the young and old. The study of hair aging focuses on two main streams of interest: On the one hand, the esthetic problem of aging hair and its management, in other words everything that happens outside the skin; on the other hand, the biological problem of aging hair, in terms of microscopic, biochemical, and molecular changes, in other words the “secret life” of the hair follicle in the depth of the skin. Hair aging comprises hair shaft aging, and aging of the hair follicle. The former involves weathering and photoaging of the hair shaft, while the latter manifests as decrease of melanocyte function (graying) and decrease in hair production (alopecia).
Full Product Details
Author: Ralph M. Trüeb ,
Desmond Tobin
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: 2010 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 19.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 0.977kg
ISBN: 9783642026355
ISBN 10: 3642026354
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 21 April 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Aus den Rezensionen: Die erste Auflage des Buches ... tragt aktuellste Erkenntnisse zu neuesten pathogenetischen und klinischen Aspekten auf dem Gebiet altersabhangiger Haar- und Kopfhautveranderungen und Erkrankungen und gibt wertvolle Anregungen zur Pravention und Therapie. ... Das moderne Layout mit ubersichtlicher Struktur, hilfreicher Tabellen, graphische Darstellungen, Textbausteinen zu Kernaussagen und take home pearls erleichtert dem Leser den raschen Zugang zur gewunschten Information ... hat eine gute Bebilderung ... (Natalie Garcia Bartels, in: JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2011, Vol. 9, Issue 3, S. 259)
Aus den Rezensionen: Die erste Auflage des Buches ... tragt aktuellste Erkenntnisse zu neuesten pathogenetischen und klinischen Aspekten auf dem Gebiet altersabhangiger Haar- und Kopfhautveranderungen und Erkrankungen und gibt wertvolle Anregungen zur Pravention und Therapie. ... Das moderne Layout mit ubersichtlicher Struktur, hilfreicher Tabellen, graphische Darstellungen, Textbausteinen zu Kernaussagen und take home pearls erleichtert dem Leser den raschen Zugang zur gewunschten Information ... hat eine gute Bebilderung ... (Natalie Garcia Bartels, in: JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2011, Vol. 9, Issue 3, S. 259)
