Medicine against Hair Loss

Hair loss affects millions of people worldwide and goes far beyond cosmetic concerns. For many, it represents a significant burden that has a significant impact on self-confidence and quality of life. The search for effective treatments is therefore not only a scientific, but also a socially relevant task. This book is dedicated to current and future therapeutic approaches to hair loss and offers a sound, scientifically based foundation for a topic that is currently occupying medicine and research more than ever before. The reader is given a thorough introduction to the physiological, molecular and genetic basis of hair growth as well as to the complex mechanisms of hair loss. New insights into the underlying processes are presented in detail ¿ from hormonal and immunological to genetic influences that can lead to thinning or loss of hair. On this basis, a broad spectrum of therapeutic approaches is presented that have the potential to significantly influence progress in hair therapy. The first part of the book focuses on established treatment approaches. The reader is brought up to date with current clinical practice and given valuable insights into the efficacy and limitations of the therapies approved to date. The second, future-oriented part of the book introduces the state-of-the-art and innovative developments currently being investigated in preclinical and clinical research. Targeted biologics and gene technology approaches that are geared towards regeneration and hair growth are discussed here. These include novel forms of therapy such as the inhibition of specific signalling pathways that are thought to be responsible for hair loss, or the use of stem cell therapies that open up promising new perspectives. The potential, but also the challenges, of gene therapy and the application of personalised medicine to the treatment of hair loss are examined in detail. A read that combines scientific depth and comprehensibility and establishes itself as a work for anyone looking for well-founded answers and new perspectives on hair loss therapy.