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Journal of Dermatology Research and Skin Care | Volume 2

May 14-15, 2018 | Montreal, Canada

Spring Dermatology &

Skin Care Expo Conference

lopecia is the scientific name for hair loss, which can be

frequent for men and many women, especially in midlife.

There are different conditions, though, grouped together in

this definition, as androgenetic alopecia, cicatricial alopecias,

alopecia areata and traction alopecia, for example. Anyhow, all

of them can have a devastating emotional effect, especially for

the female population, so baldness cures advertised as magical

remedies and procedures are very popular, even more when

expecting fromthe surgical approach for alopecia. As specialized

physicians, isour obligation to faceour patient’sdoubts seriously

and lead them to the correct alopecia treatments, mainly the

surgical one. In this lecture, we’ll discuss this myths and truths

with the concepts of evidence-based medicine for the surgical

approach of alopecia.

Speaker Biography

Clarissa Prati is an Italian-Brazilian Dermatologist. She has completed her MSc in

Clinical Medicine. Currently, she is a PhD Student in Health Sciences, São Paulo, SP,

Brazil, mentor in Pediatric Dermatology at Pontific Universidade Católica RS/São Lucas

Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. She has also a private office in Porto Alegre, RS,

Brazil, wherein she explores her expertise in clinical and cosmetic dermatology, aside

of being the President of State of Rio Grande do Sul’s Section of the Brazilian Society

of Dermatology.

Clarissa Prati

Brazilian Society of Dermatology, Brazil

Myths and truths about surgical treatment for different types of Alopecia