Why has trichoscopy become so important today?

Because the number of patients presenting with hair disorders is increasing dramatically.
Stress. Hormonal imbalances. Autoimmune diseases. Pharmacological therapies. Genetics.
And with them:

• increasingly complex clinical presentations,
• overlapping disease entities,
• and patients expecting fast, precise answers.

At the same time, many forms of alopecia may appear very similar — especially in the early stages.
And this is precisely where trichoscopy changes everything.

Course Programme

Fundamental Trichoscopic Structures and Their Diagnostic Significance
The foundation without which interpretation becomes purely speculative.

• vascular structures,
• follicular openings,
• hair shaft diameter diversity,
• signs of active disease processes,
• subtle features that determine the diagnosis.

Trichoscopy in Clinical Practice

Androgenetic Alopecia
How can physiological thinning be distinguished from a pathological process?
What should clinicians look for before changes become clinically obvious?

Telogen Effluvium
One of the most common — and at the same time most frequently misinterpreted — diagnoses.
How can a reactive process be identified, and when should clinicians investigate further?

Alopecia Areata
How can disease activity be recognized?
Which structures have genuine prognostic value?

Scarring Alopecias
An area in which timing is critical.
Because delayed diagnosis may result in irreversible hair loss.

Trichoscopy in Children
One of the most demanding areas of diagnostics.
Including genodermatoses and other rare disease entities.

Why Does This Course Offer Exceptional Value?

Because trichoscopy, when practiced by leading experts, is about:

• interpretative skills,
• pattern recognition,
• clinical reasoning,
• and correlating visual findings with real disease processes.

It is a competence that:

• shortens the path to diagnosis,
• improves treatment effectiveness,
• builds profound patient trust,
• and allows physicians to work on an entirely different clinical level.

Who Is This Course Designed For?

For physicians who:

• want to diagnose hair disorders consciously and accurately,
• do not wish to rely solely on the “clinical picture”,
• want to improve differentiation between various types of alopecia,
• and understand that modern dermatology begins with proper interpretation.

Registration

Registration opens: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The number of places will be limited.
And that is probably exactly why this course will hold its greatest value: not for everyone - but for those who truly want to elevate their diagnostic expertise to the next level.

Course instructor

Prof. MD Adriana Rakowska graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Białystok in 2001. Between 2003 and 2014, she worked at the Department of Dermatology of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw, including as Head of the Outpatient Dermatology Clinic. Since 2014, she has served as Assistant Professor at the Department and Clinic of Dermatology at the Medical University of Warsaw.

She obtained her board certification in Dermatology and Venereology in 2009, earned her PhD in Medical Sciences in 2010, completed her habilitation in Medical Sciences in January 2018, and received the title of Professor in 2025. Her principal areas of expertise include hair disorders and diseases of the scalp.

She is the author of:

• more than 100 scientific publications,
• dozens of textbook chapters,
• and over 200 conference presentations delivered at national and international scientific meetings.

She is also one of the editors of the English-language “Atlas of Trichoscopy” — translated into Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Polish — as well as the textbook “Contemporary Dermatology.”