Alopecia Areata: Update And Current Treatment
September 1998
in “
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
”
TLDR Alopecia areata affects about 2% of people and can impact any hair area.
Alopecia areata (AA) was a prevalent condition affecting approximately 2% of the general population, impacting the scalp or any hair-bearing surface. This indicated that for every 100 hair transplants performed for androgenetic alopecia (AGA), about two involved patients with AA. The document likely discussed updates and treatments available at the time for managing AA, although specific treatments and their effectiveness were not detailed in the provided excerpt.
