Hair Loss
The temporary hair loss after pregnancy.
What is Postpartum Alopecia?
The two types of Canities.
What is Congenital Canities and Acquired Canities?
The technical term for Dandruff.
What is Pityriasis?
The technical term for a lice infestation.
What is Pediculosis Capitis?
A variety of Canities, characterized by alternating bands of gray and white hair throughout the length.
What is Ringed hair?
The miniaturization of terminal hair and shortened anagen phase.
What is Androgenic Alopecia?
The growth of terminal hair on a woman's body in areas that do not typically have terminal hair.
What is Hirusties?
The technical term for ringworm.
What is Tinea?
The highly contagious condition caused by mites, that lay eggs inside the skin.
What is Scabies?
Androgenic Alopecia, Postpartum Alopecia and Alopecia Areata.
What are the three most common types of Alopecia?
The total loss of terminal hair on the body and scalp.
What is Alopecia Universalis?
The technical term for split ends.
What is Trichoptilosis?
A more severe case of Dandruff, characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scales mixed with sebum.
What is Pityriasis steatoides?
The technical term for a boil, that infects the surrounding tissue of the hair follicle.
What is a Furuncle?
The most common permanent hair replacement technique.
What is Hair Transplant Surgery?
The autoimmune disorder, where the immune system attacks the hair follicles.
What is Alopecia Areata?
The technical term for beaded hair.
What is Monilethrix?
This is also known as honeycomb ringworm and is characterized by dry yellow crusts on the scalp.
What is Tinea Favosa?
The inflammation or infection of the hair follicles.
What is folliculitis?
Generally involves thinning and/or baldness in a horseshoe shape.
What is Male Pattern hair loss?
The two FDA approved products proven to stimulate hair growth.
What is Minoxidil and Finasteride?
The technical term for knotted hair.
What is Trichorrhexis Nodosa?
The naturally occurring fungus that feeds on the scalp's oils.
What is Malassezia?
These are boils that form in a cluster.
What are Carbuncles?
Typically appears as a generalized (diffuse) thinning over the crown, top of the head and temple areas.
What is Female Pattern hair loss?