While alopecia can present hair care challenges, it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing natural hairstyles. Embracing natural hair can be a powerful way for black women to cope with the emotional effects ...

Christala Fletcher, Faiza Zeria, Laura Mathias, and Nikki Vontaya all have alopecia. These four women experienced issues with their self-confidence from a young age due to hair loss. They recognize ...

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Potential side effects of using minoxidil should be considered before taking this medication. Using the oral form of the ...

Getting a diagnosis is key since there are different causes for the problem calling for different treatments. Here's what to ...

MELANIE Sykes has revealed she’s been left “two-thirds bald” and in “so much pain” after being diagnosed with alopecia. The autoimmune disease causes varying levels ...

Alopecia is a medical word that refers to hair loss generally. And there are descriptors added which can refer to where the hair loss is occurring, or to the cause of it. Traction alopecia, for ...

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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 ...

A retrospective study finds that alopecia areata is associated with a high risk for spontaneous abortion and preterm ...

It’s National Hair Loss Awareness Month and as someone who has had quite the experience with her coils, I’m embracing this as a moment to shed light on this under-discussed topic. Outside influences ...

Hair transplants are the only cosmetic procedure where male patients significantly outnumber females, but the number of women opting to treat their hair loss through surgery is rising.