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How to detect and treat alopecia areata

What is alopecia areata? It is an autoimmune disease that causes round areas of sudden baldness on the scalp, eyebrows or beard. How is it treated in 2025? Topical or injectable corticosteroids, immunotherapy, minoxidil and, in moderate-severe cases, approved oral JAK inhibitors (baricitinib, ritlecitinib and deuruxolitinib) achieve regrowth in 6-12 months. Introduction: When the immune

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What is Scalp Micropigmentation and How Does It Work?

La micropigmentación capilar (o tricopigmentación) es un tratamiento estético no quirúrgico que implanta micro-puntos de pigmento en la capa superficial del cuero cabelludo. Con un dermógrafo digital se simula la apariencia de folículos rasurados o mayor densidad, logrando disimular cicatrices y zonas de calvicie en hombres y mujeres. No es un tatuaje convencional: usa agujas

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Telogen effluvium: what is it and how does it differ from alopecia?

Telogen effluvium is a diffuse, transient hair loss that occurs 2–4 months after a physical or hormonal shock (stress, fever, postpartum, surgeries, diets, COVID-19, medications). The follicle is not destroyed and the hair usually regrows when the trigger is corrected. It is not the same as permanent alopecia. What is telogen effluvium? It is a

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Scarring alopecia: causes, signs, prevention, and early treatment

Cicatricial alopecia is hair loss due to permanent destruction of the follicle, which is replaced by scar tissue. Lost hair does not regenerate, so early diagnosis and treatment are key to stopping its progression. What is scarring alopecia? Cicatricial alopecia (or scarring alopecia) groups together diseases in which inflammation destroys the hair follicle and leaves

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