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Alopecia

»	How is alopecia classified?
»	What are some common types of patterned hair loss?
»	Can cicatricial and noncicatricial alopecia be differentiated clinically?
»	What causes common balding?
»	How effective are medical treatments for common balding?
»	Is common balding in women managed differently than in men?
»	What are the surgical options for treatment of balding?
»	Discuss the common causes of circular bald spots.
»	What is alopecia totalis?
»	How is alopecia areata treated?
»	How is tinea capitis treated?
»	What is trichotillomania?
»	Who is most likely to be affected by trichotillomania?
»	Why do cancer patients lose their hair?
»	In what other clinical settings can a telogen effluvium occur?
»	To what forms of hair loss are black patients susceptible?
»	Discuss the mechanism of central, centrifugal, cicatricial alopecia (CCCA).
»	Name some medications that cause hair loss.
»	What is alopecia mucinosa?
»	What is meant by the term “moth-eaten alopecia"?

What are the surgical options for treatment of balding?

Men, and occasionally women, can achieve permanent cosmetic improvement by undergoing a hair transplantation procedure. Hair follicles from the occipital area (donor site) are moved to the balding area (recipient site). The procedure is tedious and expensive, but the cosmetic results can be quite good. Various other surgical procedures, including scalp reductions (which involve excising the bald areas) and scalp flaps, are sometimes used in selected patients.