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Defects of the hair shaft

Dermoscopic image of trichptilosis in a female patient using recurrent thermal damage to the hair

Keywords: Alopecia, Dermoscopy, Female, Hair, Hair loss, Repetitive thermal damage, Scalp, Split ends, Trichoptilosis, Trichoscopy

Structure of a normal hair follicle

The hair follicle is the structure of skin from which the hair shaft emerges. The hair shaft grows from germinative cells in the hair bulb deep within the dermis.

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