Hair disorders

Question 1

Canities

Answer 1

technical term for gray or white hair. results from the loss of the hair’s natural pigment. Other than the absence of pigment, gray hair is the same as pigmented hair.

Question 2

Congenital canities

Answer 2

Present at birth. ex albinism. born w/o pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.

Question 3

Acquired canities

Answer 3

result of age and genetics. As we age the hair follicle produces less melanin, which causes gray or white hair. extreme stress or illness can also contribute to graying hair.

Question 4

Ringed Hair

Answer 4

variety of canities characterized by alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair throughout the length of the hair strand.

Question 5

Hirsuties

Answer 5

growth of terminal hair on a woman’s body in areas that typically do not have terminal hair, such as upper lip (mustache area), chin and cheeks (beard area), and chest

Question 6

Hypertrichosis

Answer 6

a condition in which hair grows longer or thicker than usual. Treatments for hypertrichosis include electrolysis, photoepilation, laser hair removal, shaving, tweezing,depilatories, epilators, threading, waxing, and sugaring.