ABSTRACT
MECHANISTIC FACTS AND REVERSAL OPTIONS OF IMMATURE HAIR GRAYING
Dr. Sainika Rathod*
Hair serves as a great esthetic tool and means of nonverbal communication. Hair length, color and style can significantly alter the physical appearance and self-perception of a person and thus alter his/her body image. Graying of hair is usually a manifestation of the ageing process. Premature Hair Graying (PHG) is defined as graying of hair before the age of 20 years in Whites, 25years in Asians and 30 years in Africans. Knowledge on premature hair graying (PHG) is coupled with major concept of partial or complete loss of melanogenesis that leads to the production of pheomelanin as well as eumelanin.
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