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Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers.
Women's hair loss can be caused by many factors, from alopecia to pregnancy to poor diet. Here, doctors discuss how to prevent hair loss and the best regrowth treatments.
Specialty. Dermatology. 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.
We'll explain what causes you to lose hair during menopause, as well as signs to look for and treatments available to help you.
Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control [1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury. [2]
From eczema to allergic reactions to bug bites, here’s what common skin rashes look like in photos, and the symptoms that can help you ID the condition.
Rigor mortis had fully developed at the time of the discovery of her body, indicating Likens may have been deceased for up to eight hours before she was found, although Dr. Kebel did note Likens had been recently bathed—possibly after death—and that this act could have hastened the loss of body temperature and thus sped the onset of rigor ...
Laser treatment for hair loss, or low-level laser therapy, is a modern treatment option for several different types of hair loss.