Hair loss is becoming more common for women in their 30s. The reason is more complicated than stress or styling habits.

As a Black woman I’ve spent much of my life trying to find the balance between styling my hair and preserving it. Growing up I heard about and saw images of Black women whose hair had fallen out ...

Your crown is the highest point of your head, and while it's not entirely clear why hair thins in this particular location, both men and women lose hair there, explains Kimberly Lee, MD, a facial ...

Scarring alopecia, or cicatricial alopecia, encompasses a group of disorders characterised by permanent hair loss due to the destruction of hair follicles and their replacement with scar tissue. This ...

Alopecia (hair loss) is a common condition for men and women. It can occur anywhere on your body but is most common on your scalp. Our dermatologists specialize in diagnosing and treating the causes ...

Imagine you’re 17 years of age, standing in the lunchroom and idly minding your own business. Suddenly, someone points an accusing finger at you and alerts everyone to the fact that you are losing ...

Support local journalism. A digital subscription is incredibly affordable and makes you the most informed person around. Click here and subscribe today. Pete, 49, has a family history of hair loss.

A low-level light therapy cap may be a safe, convenient treatment for some patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, though the treatment effects from a small prospective trial appear to ...

Metformin, a drug that has FDA approval to treat high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, has emerged as a potential treatment option for CCCA. Dr. Aguh started formally exploring the drug's ...