Postmenopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Frontal Variant of Lichen Planopilaris

    Steven Kossard, May‐Sen Lee, Brendan L. Wilkinson
    Studysummary This study reports that progressive frontal fibrosing alopecia, a distinct and gradually stabilizing form of lichen planopilaris affecting elderly women and often involving eyebrow hair loss, lacks effective treatments.
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    2. Postmenopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 1994
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