While some cases are genetic, such as alopecia areata and female pattern hair loss, many Black women are prone to traction alopecia — hair loss caused by the hair being pulled in the same way ...

I would like my story to help young black women learn to appreciate their ... There are two main types of alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), alopecia totalis (whole scalp of hair lost) and ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Alopecia – the medical term for baldness – affects as many as 6.8 million people in the US, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation ... my life as a black woman.