Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by hairstyles or other things that pull on your hair. This is most often due to wearing tight hairstyles, but it can also come from wearing caps or ...

A national survey found broad consensus among hair experts on the use of intralesional corticosteroid (ILC) injections for alopecia but highlighted inconsistencies in dosing and injection parameters.

When Jasmine Collins, a hairstylist in the Atlanta area, turns her clients around to face themselves in the mirror, it’s often the first time they have seen their own hair styled in years, maybe ...

Reuters is reporting today on a new study providing further evidence linking braids and weaves to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African-American women. Suggested Reading Black Shows ...

Hair loss is such a common experience that many people go through, but it can seem like it hits us out of nowhere. There are many different forms of hair loss, including genetic hair loss, a.k.a.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- About 2% of Americans have alopecia. That's roughly 7 million people. While it doesn't make people sick physically, it can be emotionally distressing. On Instagram in December ...

If you’re reading this because you’re losing your hair, you’re not alone — hair loss is a common issue affecting more than half of men by the time they’re in their forties. The most common type of ...

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

I got up that morning and just decided to do it. I was like, It’s supposed to be 80 degrees outside, it’s hot! I hadn’t done a quick weave for myself, and I didn’t want to wear a wig. I had just ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) shut down a Twitter user earlier this week after they suggested the congresswoman, who opened up last year about her experience with alopecia, a condition that can cause ...

If you have alopecia areata, you are probably no stranger to a roller coaster of emotions. It’s true that this condition isn’t life-threatening and doesn't cause physical pain. But it can impact how ...