Safety and Efficacy of Minoxidil Treatment in Scarring Alopecia: A Scoping Review

March 2024 | Volume 23 | Issue 3 | Original Article | 146 | Copyright © March 2024

Topical Minoxidil Adherence in Patients With Alopecia

March 2023 | Volume 22 | Issue 3 | Original Article | 252 | Copyright © March 2023

Background: Non-adherence to topical minoxidil in alopecia patients is a barrier to efficacy. Understanding patient factors associated with adherence and non-adherence may provide act...
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Examining the Potential for Koebnerization and Disease Precipitation in Cicatricial Alopecias

January 2023 | Volume 22 | Issue 1 | Original Article | 29 | Copyright © January 2023

The treatment of primary scarring alopecias is challenging and patients may be susceptible to koebnerization. This predisposes cicatricial alopecia patients to worsening of their disease following pro...
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Treatment of Alopecia in Children

January 2022 | Volume 21 | Issue 1 | Original Article | 49 | Copyright © January 2022

Alopecia or hair loss in children is an important and often challenging problem to diagnose and treat. Early diagnosis and treatment is the key because hair loss in children has a significant physical...
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Hair Care Professionals as Community Health Partners in Detection and Management of Alopecia: A Pilot Survey Study

August 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 8 | Editorials | 908 | Copyright © August 2021

Background: Alopecia is one of the most common diagnoses encountered by dermatologists; despite this, patients with hair loss often seek help from hair stylists prior to seeing a phys...
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Hair-Loss Perceptions and Treatment Expectations in Young People of Color

July 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 746 | Copyright © July 2021

Background: While much research has been dedicated to hair loss in older patients, little has addressed hair loss perception and treatment expectations among young people of color (PO...
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Management of Traction Alopecia: Our Experience and a Brief Review of Current Literature Recommendations

May 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 5 | Editorials | 578 | Copyright © May 2021

Traction alopecia is a common hair loss condition related to hair shaft trauma and sustained pulling leading to hair follicle loosening and inflammation. Although often categorized as nonscarring, inc...
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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Presenting as Androgenetic Alopecia in an African American Woman

July 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 7 | Case Reports | 794 | Copyright © July 2020

Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia that is currently regarded as a variant of lichen planopilaris. FFA has historically been considered rare in black patien...
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Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Treatment of Traction Alopecia

February 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 2 | Case Reports | 128 | Copyright © February 2020

Traction alopecia (TA) is a form of hair loss caused by continuous and prolonged tension to the hair, most commonly seen in Black/African American women and children who wear hairstyles that pull exce...
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A Closer Look at a Multi-Targeted Approach to Hair Loss in African American Women

January 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 1 | Editorials | 95 | Copyright © January 2020

Hair loss is a common problem that spares no gender or ethnic group. As we know, there are differences in straight and curly hair including follicle shape, growth rate and density.²Similarl...
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The Efficacy of Topical Minoxidil for Non-Scarring Alopecia: A Systematic Review

February 2019 | Volume 18 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 155 | Copyright © February 2019

Introduction: Topical minoxidil is the first-line therapy for treating both male and female androgenetic alopecia. Currently there are no comprehensive reviews on the clinical efficacy of minoxidil on...
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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Concomitant Lichen Planus Pigmentosus: A Case Series of Seven African American Women

April 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 397 | Copyright © April 2018

The association of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and lichen planus pigmentosus (LPPigm) is rare. Prior reports suggest that FFA and LPPigm are on the same spectrum of disease, and a diagnosis of LP...
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Hair Loss Myths

July 2017 | Volume 16 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 690 | Copyright © July 2017

INTRODUCTION: Hair loss is a common complaint seen in dermatology clinics. From frustration and attempts at self-help...
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Hair and Scalp Disorders in Ethnic Populations

April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 420 | Copyright © April 2013

Human hair has been classified into 3 major groups, as determined by ethnic origin. In these populations, significant structural and biochemical variations of the hair follicle and shaft are seen, as ...
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Cultural Competence and Unique Concerns in Patients With Ethnic Skin

April 2012 | Volume 11 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 460 | Copyright © April 2012

The projections of increases in the number of skin of color patients over the next several decades, necessitates experti...
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