Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by hairstyles or other things that pull on your hair. This is most often due to wearing tight hairstyles, but it can also come from wearing caps or ...

Reuters is reporting today on a new study providing further evidence linking braids and weaves to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African-American women. Suggested Reading How A Black ...

A national survey found broad consensus among hair experts on the use of intralesional corticosteroid (ILC) injections for alopecia but highlighted inconsistencies in dosing and injection parameters.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- About 2% of Americans have alopecia. That's roughly 7 million people. While it doesn't make people sick physically, it can be emotionally distressing. On Instagram in December ...

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a type of scarring alopecia (hair loss). It causes patches of hair loss that start on the top of the head and spread outward. CCCA is most common in ...

People with alopecia are going viral on TikTok after sharing their apparent successful hair growth journey, thanks to a new miracle drug. TikToker Celine Keely usually posts videos wearing different ...

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