Alopecia: What are its causes and symptoms? Can it be treated and cured?

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Alopecia: What are its causes and symptoms? Can it be treated and cured?
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Alopecia once again made headlines after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars.

The latter made a joke about the hairstyle of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who attended the ceremonies bald. In 2018,Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that causes hair to fall out, often in clumps as large as a coin. It has various causes like family history, hormonal changes, radiation therapy, stress, and even hair treatments.

Alopecia’s symptoms include gradual thinning on top of the head, circular or patchy bald spots, sudden loosening of hair, patches of scaling over the scalp, or even full body hair loss.dermatologist Dr. Jean Marquez said there are two kinds of alopecia: Alopecia Areata and the Genetic Alopecia. Alopecia Areata occurs when you’re stressed out, or when your immune system is down. The good thing about it, is that hair grows back and can be treated with hair stimulants.

Genetic Alopecia, meanwhile, is hereditary. It requires treatment, which usually takes about four months before hair starts growing again. In extreme Genetic Alopecia, however, hair loss can be experienced even after receiving the treatment.

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