the institute of trichologists
The Institute of Trichologists is the foremost professional association for
trichologists in the World, the largest provider of trichology training in
Europe and the longest established body of its type (see history). For the
protection of Patients and the general public all Members must adhere to our
Code of Professional Practice and ethics, this ensures that clinics and
practioners offer only the very highest standard of consultation and treatments
or treatment advice. Trichology is the science of the structure, function and
diseases of the human hair. Clinical trichology is the diagnosis and treatment
of diseases and disorders of the human hair and scalp. A trichologist will deal
with numerous conditions of the hair and scalp – some are not curable but can be
controlled. Other conditions may need to be referred to a medical practitioner
or hospital consultant (trichologists are not medically qualified but are
medically trained in areas pertaining to the hair and scalp. The exceptions are
those members who enter the profession of trichology with existing medical
qualifications or those who decide to pursue medical training after being
inspired by trichology). There are however, many hair and scalp conditions,
which can be successfully treated by a trichologist. The Institute of
Trichologists runs its own clinic in London
