Bimatoprost may be used to treat small or underdeveloped eyelashes. The medical term for this is treatment of hypotrichosis; however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is for purely cosmetic purposes (see Prostaglandin F receptor#Clin...
Symptoms of alopecia vary depending on the cause of the condition and range from a small bald patch to a complete loss of all body hair. Alopecia, commonly known as hair loss, is a medical condition characterised by the partial or complete loss of hair from the scalp or other areas of th...
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Hair transplantationactually moves hair follicles from one part of the body to the bald or balding area. You have a donor site which is where the hair follicles are extracted and then a recipient site where the hair follicles are placed. Eyebrows, eyelashes, pubic hair, chest hair, and beard...
Hair loss associated with chemotherapy mostly affects the hair on the scalp but can also affect the eyelashes, eyebrows, armpit hair, pubic hair, and hair on other areas of the body. Hair loss usually starts 1 to 4 weeks after starting chemotherapy. The amount of hair loss can range from ...
The medical term for hair loss is “alopecia.” Hair grows on almost all of your skin surfaces — not the palms of your hands, soles of your feet, lips or eyelids. Light, fine, short hair is called vellus hair. Terminal/androgenic hair is thicker, darker and longer. What are the ...
Chemotherapy drugs- can cause an anagen effluvium and affect the hair of the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, and body. Antidepressants – such as Paxil, Zoloft, Elavil, and Prozac have been associated with hair loss. Antibiotics – can cause a decrease in vitamin B and hemoglobin, which causes de...
Dr. Schweiger:The main problem that we’re seeing in patients is what’s called traction alopecia. And traction alopecia can come from tight braids or tight hair extensions and it leads to hair loss. Alopecia is just the medical term for hair loss. We’re seeing young patients who are usi...
Most psychologists classify it as an impulse control disorder or a form of self-injury characterized by the repeated (uncontrollable) urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, or other body hair. It may seem to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive-compul...
Such patches may be large or small, and they can develop on your beard, eyelashes, and eyebrows. Most of the time, alopecia areata does not cause widespread hair loss over your entire head. But it’s possible to lose all the hair on your head and, very rarely, the rest of your body...