Hair loss can have a significant impact on the patient's life, and in this case, it is necessary to make a correct and rapid diagnosis to know the causes of the hair loss process. Knowing the causes early helps in properly intervening to treat the causes of the hair loss problem before the condition worsens, which may be caused by various reasons, such as hair pulling, genetic factors, alopecia, or psychological factors for hair loss and many other causes of hair loss.

Dermoscopy is a non-surgical technique that improves diagnostic accuracy and monitors disorders and lesions that may affect the hair and scalp. The dermoscopy technique contributes to providing a clearer picture to distinguish between skin diseases through the unique features and characteristics of the diseases.

Doctors and beauticians use dermoscopy to examine and diagnose the scalp. There are two types of dermoscopy, where the first type works with a lens (magnification ×10) and this lens is used manually to examine the scalp. There is dermoscopy, which works with several different lenses with degrees (magnification from 20x to 1000x) which includes dermoscopic procedures and blood vessel patterns in the scalp as well as the vesicles that contain hair follicles in addition to the characteristics of the hair shaft and shaft.

The dermoscopic device is used to identify the causes of hair loss and disorders that may affect the scalp and cause damage to the hair growth process. The dermoscopic device is also used to follow up on the treatment plan and study the hair growth process where the doctor can do the following

Determine the diameter of each hair and examine different parts of the hair and follow the growth process -

Determine the percentage of hair in the different growth stages of the hair life cycle and compare it to the rate of hair loss -

Follow up on the treatment results and determine the effectiveness of the treatment -

Determine the type of scalp and the degree of hair loss in it -

Ensure the activity of the sebaceous glands and their safety from diseases -

Early diagnosis of pathological conditions

The patient undergoes a dermoscopic examination before starting treatment and then the patient undergoes a session Evaluation of results every 3 to 6 months