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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Cutaneous Associations in Women With Skin of Color

By Loren Krueger, MD March 2019 Frontal fibrosing alopecia, or FFA, is a scarring form of hair loss that commonly occurs at the frontal and temporal hairlines. Its incidence is increasing. As we learn more about FFA, we are beginning to identify additional skin and hair findings that are associated with FFA. FFA may involve loss [...]

2019-03-24T13:48:29-04:00March 24th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Scientists identify genetic locations implicated in development of frontal fibrosing alopecia

Scientists identify genetic locations implicated in development of frontal fibrosing alopecia Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a distressing skin disorder, occurring predominantly in women, causing skin inflammation, scarring and irreversible hair loss. Since the disease was first described in 1994 there has been a significant increase in its incidence world-wide, leading scientists and clinicians to conclude [...]

2019-03-15T16:27:23-04:00March 15th, 2019|Categories: Research|

The Mane Attraction: The World Congress for Hair Research, Kyoto, Japan

By Paradi Mirmirani, MD November 2017 Sometimes it may feel that there aren’t that many folks interested in caring for patients or doing research on hair disorders. If fact, there are multiple hair research societies around the world that promote this very topic. Members from the American, European, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Australasian hair research [...]

2018-11-20T19:35:11-05:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: Hair Loss, Research|Tags: , |
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