Alopecia is the term used for hair loss on the scalp or on any part of the body. Estimates put the statistics of children suffering from alopecia in the United States at a few million. It is estimated that 3% of children visiting pediatricians...
Scarring alopecia, also known as cicatricial scarring alopecia, refers to a category of hair loss disorders. There are many types of scarring alopecia, but normally in most scarring alopecia cases, the hair follicles are permanently destroyed and...
Alopecia disorders consists of a group of three main types namely, alopecia areata, alopecia universalis and alopecia totalis. As the name suggests alopecia totalis refers to a condition where a person suffers from total hair loss on the scalp....
There are two main kinds of alopecia (disorder which causes loss of hair on the scalp and body), androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. Alopecia barbae is a kind of alopecia areata which affects hair follicles in the beard region. The signs...
Alopecia areata is a condition where hair falls out in small round patches. Hair loss varies from person to person but it is only known to affect the hair on the scalp. So what is alopecia universalis? It is a severe form of alopecia areata that...