While alopecia can present hair care challenges, it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing natural hairstyles. Embracing natural hair can be a powerful way for black women to cope with the emotional effects ...

Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Alopecia, an autoimmune disease-causing hair loss and baldness, impacts people of any age and background. For two local women, onset of the condition at a later age completely ...

The actress Jada Pinkett Smith revealed her alopecia diagnosis in 2018, and since then, she’s been embracing the challenges of the condition and publicly displaying evidence of hair loss with ...

Dia DiRosa was about 6 years old when fistfuls of her hair started coming out as her mom washed it. She began waking up to clumps of hair on her pillow. Diagnosed with alopecia areata, DiRosa was the ...

At a busy salon in Nairobi, as hairdryers buzz and stylists work swiftly with nimble fingers, a quiet struggle plays out. It’s not just about trendy hairstyles or beauty standards; it’s about ...

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Miss USA contestant Mary Sickler was diagnosed with alopecia universalis and lost all hair. The model the first to compete ...

The actor Will Smith caused quite a controversy at last month’s Oscars ceremony, when he struck the comedian Chris Rock on stage, in response to a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife’s shaved head.

But the condition can look different in men than in women, says John Browning, MD, a dermatologist with Texas Dermatology and Laser Specialists in Alamo Heights. For starters, androgenetic alopecia ...