Hair follicle counts in Thai population: a study on the vertex scalp area.

Objective: To assess the normal value of the hair follicle counts in a 4-mm punch biopsy on the vertex scalp area from the Thai population. To compare the hair follicle count in the present study with those in previous described reports.

Material And Method: Twenty autopsy patients of clinically normal scalp were obtained for study from the Department of Forensic Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.