Description:This innovative and fully illustrated handbook provides the foundation for understanding the scientific basis for professional hair care. Linking hair physiology, grooming, cosmetics, and disease states, this book covers: hair physiology, grooming and grooming cosmetics, coloring techniques, permanent curling and straightening, cosmetic induced hair loss, methods for camouflaging hair loss, hair removal, tips to maintain healthy hair, and suggested patient reading. The author is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University of Medicine, and a Dermatologist and Cosmetic Surgeon at Dermatology Consulting Services in High Point, North Carolina.