*, Anoop T V and Nayak, Kashinath and *, Sacchidanand S and *, Nataraja H V and *, Chandrashekar H (2014) A study of psychological aspects of patients undergoing hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia. International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, 13 (1). pp. 148-150. ISSN 2277-2812
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Abstract
Introduction: Androgenetic alopecia is an important and common cause for baldness. The consequences of Androgenetic alopecia is predominantly psychological. The aim of the present study was to study the psychologicalaspects of patients undergoing hair transplantation for Androgenetic alopecia. Psychological aspects of patients were evaluated before and after hair transplantation. Majority had a positive family history of Androgenetic alopecia and were unmarried. Androgenetic alopecia was definitely a stressful situation for most of the patients. There was a significant improvement in the physical, mental, and social health and self esteem after the procedure. Anxiety and depression score also decreased significantly.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Androgenetic alopecia, Hair transplantation |
Subjects: | Medicine > KMC Mangalore > Psychiatry Medicine > KMC Mangalore > Dermatology |
Depositing User: | KMCMLR User |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2015 07:07 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2015 07:07 |
URI: | http://eprints.manipal.edu/id/eprint/141593 |
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