Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA) – A scarring type of alopecia most commonly seen in Black women, starting at ...

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a type of hair loss that begins at the top of the head and gradually spreads downward. It is most common in Black women, with a prevalence of 2.7 ...

But my hairdresser explained that with my type of alopecia caused by scarring, I’d still have ... I would like my story to help young black women learn to appreciate their natural beauty.

It is a form of permanent scarring alopecia that predominantly affects Black women. For years, for decades, we just attributed this to hair styling practices, and now we know, that it's not ...

In this retrospective study, Lo Sicco and colleagues evaluated the outcomes of 241 adults (mean age, 58.4 years; 82.6% women) with scarring alopecia who were administered either low-dose ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 241 patients (82.6% women; mean age, 58.4 years; 49.8% White; 14.1% Black) diagnosed with lymphocytic scarring alopecia between 2009 and 2023 to ...

The disease causes perifollicular erythema, pustules, crusting, and oozing. Small areas of scarring alopecia gradually appear and may become extensive and impressive, leaving large areas of bare ...