Michigan Medicine Dermatology provides diagnosis and treatment for those with alopecia or hair loss. There are many different causes of alopecia. Some are listed below:
- Alopecia areata—a condition in which the body’s immune cells attack the hair follicles, causing bald spots or complete hair loss. Alopecia areata can affect the scalp, face, or body and can affect individuals of all ages
- Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)—a scarring hair loss more common in women with tightly coiled hair
- Lichen planopilaris (LPP) and frontal fibrosing alopecia—scarring forms of hair loss
- Androgenetic alopecia—male-pattern and female-pattern hair loss
- Telogen effluvium—stress-induced hair shedding
- Hair breakage