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Alopecia treatment: what works, depending on the type of hair loss
There is no such thing as one alopecia treatment. There are several, and the right one depends entirely on what is making the hair fall out.…
The hair cycle: why hair grows, falls out, then grows back
A hair does not grow indefinitely. It lengthens for a few years, stops, rests, then falls out to make room for its replacement. That back…
Frontal fibrosing alopecia: catching the receding hairline before it settles
The forehead clears slowly, in an even band, and the hairline creeps back by a centimetre. Then by two. In many women, though, the first…
Hair transplant techniques: comparing FUE, sapphire, DHI and FUT
FUE, sapphire, DHI, FUT, robots. The names are everywhere, and lined up side by side they look like a menu where you tick the option you…
FUT hair transplant: why the strip fell out of favour
For the best part of two decades, the FUT hair transplant was the world standard. A strip of scalp was lifted from the back of the head, cut…
Beard transplant regrowth: what really happens, month by month
The morning after surgery, the beard already looks drawn in. Three weeks later it has vanished. That is the moment most patients panic,…
Hair transplant risks: which are real and how to avoid them
A hair transplant performed in a proper medical setting is a low-risk procedure, and the most recent reviews of the published evidence say…
Telogen effluvium: recognising a shedding phase that will stop
Your hair has been coming out in handfuls for a few weeks and nothing in your recent life seems to account for it. Very often this is…
Understanding and overcoming trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder): advice and potential treatments options
A person with traction alopecia
Traction alopecia: what solutions to treat it?
Traction alopecia, sometimes referred to as tension or friction alopecia, is a form of patchy hair loss characterized by its scarring and…
An example of scarring alopecia
Scarring alopecia: why the hair never comes back on its own
Not every kind of hair loss works the same way. In most cases the root is still alive somewhere under the skin. It weakens, it produces a…
A instance of alopecia areata
Alopecia Areata: All about this autoimmune disease
Alopecia areata, characterised by patchy hair loss, was once deemed a psychosomatic disease but is now recognised as an autoimmune disorder.…
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