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Traction alopecia is a type of alopecia or hair loss caused by a chronic pulling force being applied to the hair. [1] It commonly results from a person frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight ponytail, pigtails, or braids with increased likelihood when hair is chemically relaxed as this compromises the hair shaft's tensile strength resulting in hair breakage.
Pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA) [ 1 ]) is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. [ 2 ][ 3 ] In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair loss typically presents itself as either a receding front hairline, loss of hair on the crown and vertex of the scalp, or a combination of both.
Cryotherapy. Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy can be used in many ways, including whole body exposure for therapeutic health benefits or may be used locally to treat a variety of tissue lesions. [1]
Alopecia areata, also known as spot baldness, is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. [12][1] It often results in a few bald spots on the scalp, each about the size of a coin. [7] Psychological stress and illness are possible factors in bringing on alopecia areata in individuals at risk, but in most cases there ...
Targeted temperature management (TTM) previously known as therapeutic hypothermia or protective hypothermia is an active treatment that tries to achieve and maintain a specific body temperature in a person for a specific duration of time in an effort to improve health outcomes during recovery after a period of stopped blood flow to the brain. [1]
Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body. [2] Typically at least the head is involved. [4] The severity of hair loss can vary from a small area to the entire body. [7] Inflammation or scarring is not usually present. [4] Hair loss in some people causes psychological distress. [3]
Frontal fibrosing alopecia. Other names. FFA [ 1 ] Specialty. Dermatology. Frontal fibrosing alopecia is the frontotemporal hairline recession and eyebrow loss in postmenopausal women that is associated with perifollicular erythema, especially along the hairline. [ 2 ][ 3 ]: 648 It is considered to be a clinical variant of lichen planopilaris.
Scarring hair loss, also known as cicatricial alopecia, is the loss of hair which is accompanied with scarring. This is in contrast to non scarring hair loss . It can be caused by a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle , replace it with scar tissue , and cause permanent hair loss.