Asim Shahmalak
He is a frequent media spokesman, and has written about the importance placed in hair over the centuries and the fact that baldness until recently was not recognised as a social or medical issue, despite the sometimes catastrophic impact it can have on confidence and mental well-being. He wrote: "Male pattern baldness (MPB), the main cause of hair loss, affects an estimated quarter of men by the age of 30 and two thirds by the age of 60. Until recently, the impact baldness might have on confidence and well-being was little understood or recognised by the medical profession at large."
Uncombable hair syndrome
Uncombable hair syndrome, also known as Pili trianguli et canaliculi, Spun-glass hair, Struwwelpeter syndrome (see Struwwelpeter) and Cheveux incoiffables, is a rare structural anomaly of the hair with a variable degree of effect. It was first reported in the early 20th century. It typically becomes apparent between the ages of 3 months and 12 years.