Charisma certainly didn’t. In fact, her traction alopecia only helped her appreciate her natural hair. More importantly, the experience taught her to “unlearn” the stigmas pinned against Black hair.

Menopause can cause hair loss due to hormonal changes. Learn how factors like genetics and stress contribute, and explore treatment options including medications and lifestyle changes.

Certain habits can make alopecia areata worse. Knowing what to avoid when you have alopecia areata may help prevent hair loss ...

Six-plus hours in a salon chair and a couple hundred dollars are the up-front costs for a trendy protective style that will ...

Many popular hairstyles, like tight ponytails, buns, and braids, can cause hair loss by stressing follicles. Heat styling, ...

They explained: "A sleek ponytail, cornrows, tightly pulled updo, or head covering can help you express your style, and look and feel great. However, these styles also constantly pull at and damage ...

Traction Alopecia. As Black women, we put a lot of stress on our hair trying to achieve the prettiest and trendiest hairstyles. What ends up happening is that we’re left with more hair strands in our ...

"I see traction alopecia all the time, and unfortunately, a lot of women don't realize they're damaging their hair until it's too late. This type of hair loss is completely preventable, ...

Adolescents had significantly higher DLQI scores in the multilinear model compared with adults (β, 3.51; P <.001), meaning that adolescents were associated with a DLQI score increase of 3.51 points.

JAK to the Rescue. So far, three JAK inhibitors have been approved for severe alopecia areata by the FDA. Olumiant (baricitinib) was approved in 2022 for adults, Litfulo (ritlecitinib) in 2023 for ...

Background: Oral Semaglutide with the brand name Rybelsus (R) is the first long-acting oral glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of ...

Global incidence of alopecia areata increased from 1990 to 2021 with age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) slightly declining, highlighting the complex socioeconomic factors, health care access ...