2.4. Instrumental Method of Hair Loss and Hair Quality Assessment
LENS
The instrumental method of the evaluation was a quantitative video-registration performed by an ARAMO SG videocamera connected to a computer equipped with the Trichoscience ver. 1.6 program. At visits 1 and 2, the dermatologist–trichologist doctor thoroughly inspected the occipital and frontal scalp areas by a computer-connected device with laser-optic-equipped microscope lenses (magnification ×10, ×100, and ×200) and TV camera. Microphotographs and calculations were implemented to determine the following parameters: hair density (hair number per 1 cmTo assess average hair thickness, diameter of hairs (μm) was determined using a ×200 lens (The follicle state (diameter in μm) and hair shaft (fat and water presence) conditions were quantified as well (