4 TYPES OF ALOPECIA THAT WE WORK WITH
Traction alopecia
Traction alopecia is the most common type of alopecia in Black women. It's caused by repeated or prolonged pulling on the hair from tight hairstyles, heat, or chemicals. Other types of alopecia that affect Black women include:
- Discoid lupus erythematosus: Involves chronic inflammation and scarring of the hair follicle
- Lichen planopilaris: A less common cause of scarring alopecia that can look similar to other types
- Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA): Can display peripilar erythema and white scales
- Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome: Involves patches of scarring alopecia on the scalp, along with other symptoms
Factors that can contribute to alopecia in Black women include:
- Hair density, tensile strength, and growth rates
- Use of chemical relaxers
- High-tension hairstyles
- Environmental factors
To slow or stop hair loss from traction alopecia, you can:
- Ask your stylist for looser braids or dreadlocks
- Shorten the amount of time you wear braids, extensions, or weaves
- Reduce heat styling
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Acquired Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa (APTN)
Acquired Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa (APTN) - Also categorised as hair breakage - this is when hair is so fragile that even minor trauma such as combing the hair or putting it in a particular hair style may break the hair. It tends to happen after years of using chemicals and heat devices to straighten the hair, and excessive combing with the wrong kind of comb, especially when the teeth are too small and rough or brush. Sometimes hair breakage it can be the first sign of a problem that is more common in Black women called CCCA. It can also be a sign of nutritional deficiencies.
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Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA):
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA): This condition starts at the top and middle region of the scalp and progresses outward. It is a potentially permanent form of hair loss that primarily affects people of African descent and usually occurs more in women than men. Last year, it was discovered that there is a gene mutation called PADI3, which typically runs in families. It is important to avoid traumatic and weighty hair care practices that put Afro hair under a lot of stress.
Ophiasis Alopecia Areata
Ophiasis Alopecia Areata - this type of hair loss is often underdiagnosed in Black women because there is a tendency to diagnose it as simply traction alopecia. You would tend to see a horizontal band of hair loss at the back and sides of the hairline.
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