Patch testing and contact allergen avoidance in patients with lichen planopilaris and/or frontal fibrosing alopecia: A cohort study Article summary by Jessica Brown-Korsah | MD Candidate 2024 | Case Western Reserve University School [...]

My Advice to Fellow Scarring Alopecia Patients by Chandra Kasakevich, Patient and SAF Board Member October 12, 2022 After years of reading social media posts, and my own journey since my official diagnosis in 2015, [...]

New Potential Treatment – Narrowband UV-B for Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is one of the most common scarring hair loss conditions, which is characterized by inflammation and scarring change of hair follicles [...]

Management of Scarring Alopecia CARF MSAB member, Jerry Shariro, MD shares his presentation on the difference in scarring alopecia at the Maui Derm NP+PA Fall Conference.  Click HERE to view the presentation information [...]

Medical Treatment Options for Hair Loss: Differences and Similarities in Common Medications Used for Cicatricial (Scarring) Alopecia Jennifer A. Wintringham Cicatricial (scarring) hair loss has a variety of different treatment options which can [...]

Aloe Vera, Castor Oil and Coconut Oil on the scalp of those with Cicatricial Alopecia. Help or Hindrance? By Sherifat A. Ademola MD Candidate, Class of 2022 Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina [...]

The group of hair loss conditions known as the “scarring alopecias” are less common overall than the non-scarring alopecias. Scarring alopecias include conditions such as lichen planopilaris (LPP), discoid lupus (DLE), frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), [...]

When it comes to differentiating between FD and DSC, it’s all about location, location, location. Folliculitis decalvans (FD) and dissecting cellulitis (DSC) are both types of scarring alopecias, classified as subtypes of ‘neutrophilic’ scarring alopecia. [...]