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Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) leads to hair loss on the front and sides of your scalp. It mainly affects women over age 50. Treatments can help slow its progress.
5 Ιαν 2023 · Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) causes hair loss and scarring at the hairline, where your hair meets your forehead and temples. It typically affects people who are assigned female at...
3 Αυγ 2022 · Between 80% and 95% of women diagnosed with FFA have lost some (or all) of their eyebrows. It’s also possible for FFA to cause hair loss that comes on rapidly rather than gradually. Some people develop patches of hair loss rather than a slowly receding hairline.
19 Ιαν 2024 · Women typically have a broadening of the part in their hair. An increasingly common hair loss pattern in older women is a receding hairline (frontal fibrosing alopecia). Circular or patchy bald spots. Some people lose hair in circular or patchy bald spots on the scalp, beard or eyebrows. Your skin may become itchy or painful before the hair ...
17 Ιουλ 2023 · An increasingly common type of hair loss in older women is a receding hairline, called frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA). It's a form of lichen planopilaris. FFA causes scarring hair loss, which means it won't grow back. The eyebrows may begin losing hair before you notice the hairline receding.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) can cause noticeable hair loss anywhere hair grows. The most common areas for hair loss are the: Scalp. Face (eyebrows and beard area most common) Arms. Legs. Pubic area. Hair loss usually begins as a receding hairline, which often starts in the front, along the temples, or both.
Much about this type of hair loss is still a mystery, including what causes it. Dermatologists continue to study frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) so that they can one day answer this question. Here’s what they’ve learned so far.