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At present, standardized protocols for hair loss photography are lacking.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To create novel, pragmatic and flexible standardized photography protocols for hair loss that are practical to use for clinicians and medical photographers alike.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Published disease severity scales for a variety of hair loss conditions were utilized to create standardized photography protocols. These protocols were reviewed and refined by a national clinical working group of consultant dermatologists specializing in hair loss.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Three main presentation-based protocols are provided, defined by the type of hair loss a patient may present with, including pattern loss, frontal fibrosing alopecia\/traction alopecia, alopecia areata and other patchy hair loss disorders. Additional supplementary protocols facilitate further specific views for a variety of individualized clinical scenarios, based on user discretion.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We present novel, pragmatic, standardized photography protocols for hair loss disorders. These can be used by clinicians even where formal medical photography units are unavailable. 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