Dr Katherine York - Port Elizabeth Dermatologist & Hair Specialist

Hair And Scalp Disease Dermatologist Treatment Port Elizabeth

Hair And Scalp Diseases

Dr York completed a post graduate fellowship in hair and scalp diseases in Melbourne Australia. She trained under Professor Rodney Sinclair, a world expert in the field of hair. During this period, she developed expertise in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases of the hair and scalp and has knowledge of the latest and best treatments available.

Some of the more common disease that she has good treatments options for include:

Male pattern baldness / Androgenetic alopecia

Female pattern baldness

Excessive hair shedding (telogen effluvium)

Dandruff / itchy scalp / seborrhoeic dermatitis

Other complex hair loss conditions:

Alopecia areata (patches of complete baldness in children or adults, that may become extensive)
Lichen planopilaris (patches of hair loss on the scalp that look like a scar)
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (recession of the frontal hairline)
Traction alopecia (areas of hair loss around the hairline often caused by braids or tight ponytails)
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (areas of hair loss on the crown in dark skinned women)
Acne keloidalis nuchae (keloid-like scarred bumps on the back of the neck)
Dissecting cellulitis (pus-filled lumps on the scalp causing hair loss)

Hair Loss Conditions Treatment Dermatologist Port Elizabeth

Before and After Photos

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Dermatologic Services

General Dermatology
Skin Cancer Detection & Molemapping

Dermatologic Surgery
Hair & Scalp Diseases

Contact Us

 041 363 3504

 041 363 1995

 bookings@skin-and-hair.co.za

Our Address

Suite 305,

Netcare Greenacres Hospital,

Cnr of Cape rd and Rochelle Rd,

Port Elizabeth

MBBCh (Wits), Dip Derm (Cardiff). FC Derm (SA), MMED (UCT)

Practice Number: 0799580