Posts Tagged ‘perte de cheveux’
Common Hair Balding in men and women (androgenetic alopecia or androgenic alopecia)
Sunday, December 1st, 2013What is common hair balding ? It is the most common form of hair loss in both men and women. In men it is characterized with a hair loss extending backwards as well as thinning of hair in the vertex (classification according to Hamilton). In women, the hair loss is more diffuse and more located […]
Iron Deficiency Anemia (Anaemia) And The Skin (For Professionals)
Friday, July 15th, 2011Iron Deficiency Anemia (Anaemia) And The Skin (For Professionals) Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Anemia is one of the most common health problems in the world today. This condition, where the blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells, is due to a variety of causes, among which is the […]
Skin diseases in pregnancy
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland What are normal skin changes that occur during pregnancy? Due to hormonal changes during pregnancy, the skin around the nipple and genital becomes dark and a dark line develop in the middle of the abdomen (called Linea Nigra). There may be purplish to pink streaks of stretch marks […]
Hair loss (alopecia)
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Why do we lose hairs ? Normal hair grows in cycles and goes through 3 stages: A growing phase (anagen) A resting phase (catagen) A falling phase (telogen) At any time, it may be normal for a person to lose as many as 50 hairs a day and […]
