Social Status May Interfere in the Prognosis of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in Female Patients: An Observational Study

January 2019 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”

Sofia Papanikou, Anastasia Xydeas-Kikemenis, Electra Nicolaidou, Argiro Chatziioannou, Dimitrios Rigopoulos, Alexandros Stratigos, Vasiliki Chasapi

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia FFA alopecia hair loss

TLDR Higher social status is linked to earlier diagnosis and better treatment results for Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in women.

The observational study conducted at Andreas Sygros Hospital in Athens, Greece, involving 100 female patients, found that social status may affect the prognosis of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA). The severity of FFA was higher in patients with lower education levels and those in unskilled or elementary occupations, while women with higher educational levels and social status tended to be diagnosed earlier and had a better therapeutic response. The study, which had participants ranging in age from 29 to 92 with a mean age of 61.2 years, concluded that higher social status correlates with earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment outcomes for FFA. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board, participants provided oral informed consent, and no conflicts of interest or funding were reported. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

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