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Scarring Alopecia

also Cicatricial alopecia

Conditions that destroy the follicle and replace it with scar tissue

Scarring hair loss, also known as cicatricial alopecia, is the loss of hair which is accompanied with scarring. This is in contrast to non scarring hair loss.

Information, not medical advice. Talk to a licensed doctor or pharmacist before starting or changing a treatment.

Research 10

  1. Head and Neck Restoration in Scar Alopecia: Hair Transplantation in Scalp, Eyebrows, Beard and MustacheWORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY · 2021 · 5 citations
  2. The Hormonal Background of Hair Loss in Non-Scarring AlopeciasBiomedicines · 2024 · 36 citations
  3. Hair Follicle Stem Cell-Specific PPARγ Deletion Causes Scarring AlopeciaJournal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 · 321 citations
  4. Safety concerns when using novel medications to treat alopeciaExpert Opinion on Drug Safety · 2018 · 48 citations
  5. Hair Follicle Biology, the Sebaceous Gland, and Scarring AlopeciasArchives of Dermatology · 1999 · 62 citations
  6. Treatment modalities for lymphocytic and neutrophilic scarring alopeciaJournal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2023 · 13 citations
  7. Hair Transplantation for Scarring AlopeciaFacial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · 2020 · 15 citations
  8. Advancing Regenerative Cellular Therapies in Non-Scarring AlopeciaPharmaceutics · 2022 · 48 citations
  9. Investigation of the hair follicle inner root sheath in scarring and non‐scarring alopeciaJournal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2007 · 29 citations
  10. Tufted hair folliculitis: A pattern of scarring alopecia?Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1999 · 32 citations
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Posts 8

  1. Scarring Alopecia; Causes and treatmentsReddit
  2. scarring alopecia awareness in this communityReddit · 5 Oct 2022
  3. Starting Treatment for CCCA (scarring alopecia)Reddit · 19 Oct 2023
  4. Update: I have scarring alopeciaReddit · 25 Jul 2022
  5. Scarring Alopecia: CCCA as a young white guyReddit · 7 Jan 2023
  6. Beating Folliculitis Decalvans - Scarring Alopecia | HairStacks Podcast No. 11Reddit · 20 Nov 2024
  7. Can someone get a hair transplant with scarring alopecia or is it too risky ?Reddit · 6 Oct 2022
  8. I'm afraid that this might be scarring alopeciaReddit
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