About Alopecia
1.What is alopecia?
A Hair loss: can be in patches or all over the body
2.How is it caused?
A Possible causes range from rare effects of immunization, stress, thyroid condition or even your own body rejecting your hair. This can happen when your own white blood cells attack the hair follicles by mistake.
3.How does it start?
A It very often can start as alopecia areata (hair loss in patches). Onset can happen gradually.
4.Whom does it affect?
A Men, women and children.
5.Are there any treatments available?
A There are lots of treatments available, but they are different for everyone.
6.Do treatments work?
A There are no proven treatments, but research is going on all the time.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coming soon: a fact sheet of Frequently Asked Questions from a well-known hospital consultant. Types of Alopecia (relevant to children) · Alopecia Universals: total loss of all bodily hair · Alopecia Areata: patchy hair loss · Alopecia Totalis: total loss of hair on head · Alopecia Mucinosa: scaly patches