Hair & Scalp
Hair grows from hair follicles. Unfortunately, the amount of hair does not increase during our lifetime, and hormones play an essential role in its development. Hair grows in cycles, meaning that at each point in life, 90% are in the growing phase and 10% are in the shedding phase. There are variations in hair thickness, colour, and texture between different ethnic groups, between men and women, and at various ages. If the hair cycle is affected, hair may shed much more rapidly.
Clapham Park Dermatology provides diagnosis and treatment for:
- Hair shedding (telogen effluvium)
- Male and female pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia)
- Alopecia areata
- Scarring alopecia
- Traction alopecia
- Autoimmune alopecia
- Scalp infections (folliculitis)
- Scalp psoriasis
Treatment options include topical products, oral medications, hormones, steroid injections, scalp platelet-rich plasma and polynucleotides.
We also provide comprehensive investigations, such as blood tests, urinalysis, hair and scalp examination for fungal infection, scalp swabs, pull test, dermoscopy (trichoscopy), and scalp biopsy.