enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_areata

   In alopecia areata, a hair follicle is attacked by the immune system. T-cells swarm the roots, killing the follicle. This causes the hair to fall out and parts of the head to become bald. Alopecia areata is thought to be a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own anagen hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth. [22]

3. Hair Loss in Women: Everything You Need to Know - AOL

   www.aol.com/hair-loss-women-everything-know...

   There are plenty of treatments that can help women stop hair loss and encourage new hair regrowth. ... Laser therapy may help FPHL, alopecia areata, and hair loss after chemotherapy. You may need ...

4. Management of hair loss - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_of_hair_loss

   Minoxidil, applied topically, is widely used for the treatment of hair loss. It may be effective in helping promote hair growth in both men and women with androgenic alopecia. [20] [21] About 40% of men experience hair regrowth after 3–6 months. [22] It is the only topical product that is FDA approved in America for androgenic hair loss. [20]

5. 5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata - AOL

   www.aol.com/5-things-avoid-alopecia-areata...

   This type of alopecia areata causes hair loss on all or nearly the entire scalp. Alopecia universalis . In this rare type of alopecia areata, hair on the scalp, face and the rest of the body is ...

6. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy

   Chemotherapy induced hair loss occurs by a non-androgenic mechanism, and can manifest as alopecia totalis, telogen effluvium, or less often alopecia areata. [102] It is usually associated with systemic treatment due to the high mitotic rate of hair follicles, and more reversible than androgenic hair loss, [ 103 ] [ 104 ] although permanent ...

7. 8 Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss - AOL

   www.aol.com/8-autoimmune-diseases-cause-hair...

   Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. This can damage your ...