This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Trichology" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Trichology is the study of the hair and scalp.[1] The term derives from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx), "hair"[2] and -λογία -logia. In most jurisdictions the title of a trichologist, not the field of trichology, is considered a para-medical discipline.[1]
The Institute of Trichologists was founded in 1902.[3] [4] The first journal for the field, International Journal of Trichology, was founded in 2009.[5]
Trichology includes subspecialties that deal either with certain diseases or diseases of certain parts of the hair. Some of them are:
Authority control databases: National ![]() |
|
---|