Hairy Concerns: Use of Instructional Sheets for Assistance with Hair Disorders

The 2008 paper by Craig G. Burkhart and Craig N. Burkhart discussed the use of instructional sheets for assisting patients with hair disorders. The paper highlighted the importance of hair in self-identity and personal attractiveness, and the psychological distress that hair loss can cause. The authors discussed several common hair diseases including trichorrhexis nodosa, telogen effluvium, pattern alopecia, alopecia areata, excess facial hair in females, and male pattern baldness. They provided sample patient instructional sheets for these conditions, offering a template for physicians to potentially incorporate into their practices.