Alopecia / Hair Loss

Baldness or loss of hair is referrred to as Alopecia.

Baldness or loss of hair is referrred to as Alopecia. This condition is usually temporary and rarely leads to baldness.

Types of Alopecia:

-A loss of all the scalp hair is called alopecia totalis.

-A loss of all body hair the eyebrow and eyelashes is called alopecia universalis.

-It is called alopecia areata, if hair falls out in patches.

-A male pattern baldness is called androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is common in men, it's a genetic or hereditary predisposition order and the presence of androgens— male sex hormones— are involved the this condition.