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What is Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)?
What is Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)? FFA, also known as cicatricial Alopecia, is a form of scarring alopecia (hair loss) characterized by hair recession on the forehead and sideburns. One
Understanding Forms of Alopecia
What is Alopecia? Alopecia is a collective medical term used to describe conditions characterized by unusual hair loss. Alopecia is not a contagious disease. Specialists have linked several types of
What is Alopecia Areata (AA)?
What is Alopecia Areata (AA)? AA is an autoimmune form of alopecia (hair loss) in which coin-sized patches of hair loss appear on the scalp, followed by small patches on
What is Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)?
What is Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)? Androgenetic Alopecia is a form of hair loss condition characterized by patterned baldness and hair thinning in both males and females. Some degree of genetic
What is Trichotillomania?
What is Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)? Also known as pathological hair pulling, Trichotillomania is the overwhelming repeated urge to pull out one’s hair. It can include removing hair from the scalp,
What is PIILIF?
What is PIILIF (Perifollicular Infundibulo-Isthmic Lymphocytoplasmic Infiltrates and Fibrosis)? It is a dermatological condition characterized by inflammation of hair follicles, hair loss, and scalp scarring. Recent research suggests that the
Dissecting Cellulitis Treatment
Dissecting Cellulitis (DC) is a long-term cicatricial (scarring) form of alopecia (hair loss) characterized by abscesses and keloids on the infected areas. This condition has no cure; however, dermatologists recommend
What is Dissecting Cellulitis?
What is Dissecting Cellulitis? Dissecting Cellulitis (DC), also known as Hoffman disease, is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory scalp disorder that causes abscesses and keloids that lead to patchy hair loss