You’ve probably heard of alopecia, a fairly common hair condition, but did you know that many of its symptoms are harder to ...

Courtesy of Chloe Bean Chloe Bean was just 8 years old when she started losing her hair. At first, she was diagnosed with alopecia areata — “just bald spots” — so “I would just wear hats and headbands ...

Just like a receding hairline, the easiest way to spot diffuse thinning is ... typically discrete, circular bald patches anywhere on the scalp. Alopecia areata is a disease that occurs when ...

Alopecia areata, often known as male and female pattern hair loss, is the most common type of hair loss. People living with ...

A WOMAN lost great chunks of her hair after being bitten by a tick. The 28-year-old initially noticed strands falling out ...

When experts discuss hair loss in women, most point to the typical symptoms and causes. For instance, breakage and thinning ...

Virtue Alexander "ripped off the Band-aid" of hiding her alopecia and embraced the journey of celebrating her authentic self.

If your daughter has alopecia areata the clumps of hair which fall out leave oval or round bald patches. The exposed scalp should be smooth, with a few shorter, lighter coloured hairs around the edge.

Like trees in autumn, Ramona’s hair was shedding. Every morning, Ramona would wake up to a fresh fall. A large clump on her ...

Kristen Whitney, DO, FAAD, dermatologist at Allegheny Health Network, highlighted recent breakthroughs in treating alopecia areata, focusing on the effectiveness of Janus kinase inhibitors and the ...

Alopecia areata is more prevalent in Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Black children than in non-Hispanic White children ...

At first, she was diagnosed with alopecia areata — “just bald spots” — so “I would just wear hats and headbands to cover it.” But her condition progressed, and by junior year of high ...