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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Pigment Disord
ISSN: 2376-0427 JPD, an open access journal
Dermatology Conference 2017
October 26-28, 2017
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October 26-28, 2017 Osaka, Japan
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Dermatology Conference
Comparative analysis of hair biometrics in different ethnic groups
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his presentation will compare and contrast ethnic differences in terminal hair growth rates, distribution, shaft and follicle
morphology, and include a discussion of the results of various biometric assessments (tensile strength, breaking stress,
static charge, combing work….). The presentation will conclude with an exploration of chemicals used in hair care products.
Biography
Ella Toombs is a dermatologist in Washington, District of Columbia. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and has
been in practice for more than 38 years. Her specialties include Dermatology. Dr. Toombs is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center. She speaks English.
Dr. Ella L. Toombs, a native of Chicago, Illinois, graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine with Honors from the Office of Minority Student Affairs;
she also served as President of the Student National Medical Association. Dr. Toombs interned at Medical College of Georgia then spent two years in Internal
Medicine Residency at the Cleveland Clinic. Her Dermatology Residency was completed at Howrd University Hospital where she performed the first dermabrasion
and chemical peels.
ella.toombs@verizon.netElla Toombs
American Acdemy of Dermatology, USA
Ella Toombs, J Pigment Disord 2017, 4:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2376-0427-C1-004