Overview
Provides formal recommendations from a dermatologist's perspective on ethnic hair
Written by experts in the field
Chapters include chemical structure of hair, styling and processing, hair disorders related to styling products, and special cultural considerations
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Structure and Function of Hair
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Aesthetic Modifications of Ethnic Hair
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Ethnic Hair Care: Approach to Developing a Healthy Hair Care Regimen
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Hair and Scalp Disorders Secondary to Hair Care Practices
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Special Cultural Considerations
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About this book
Written to address the growing trend of hair loss in ethnic populations, The Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair: A Dermatologist's Perspective elucidates the science of curly hair, demystifies prevailing hair styling trends, and presents practical advice for minimizing the harmful effects of these hair styling practices. Written from a dermatologist's perspective, this textbook seamlessly blends science and practical management. Chapters include physical and chemical properties of the hair, thermal and chemical straightening, extensions, razor bumps and special cultural considerations.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ginette Okoye MD, FAAD is Director, Ethnic Skin Program and Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology. Her areas of clinical focus include ethnic skin, hidradentitis suppurativa and sarcoidosis. Dr. Okoye serves as the director of the Ethnic Skin Program and the director of the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Okoye is a board-certified dermatologist who focuses on the skin, hair and nail conditions of people with darker skin tones, such as people of African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Native American descent. As director of the Ethnic Skin Program, which she launched in 2010 with Dr. Sewon Kang, she is committed to outstanding clinical care and research in the field of ethnic skin and to community outreach and enrichment. The program focuses on diseases that disproportionately affect people with ethnic skin, such as razor bumps, keloids, hair thinning, sarcoidosis, lupus and mycosis fungoides.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair
Book Subtitle: The Dermatologist's Perspective
Editors: Crystal Aguh, Ginette A. Okoye
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45695-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45694-2Published: 16 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83351-4Published: 04 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45695-9Published: 06 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 160
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology