Scarring alopecia, or cicatricial alopecia, encompasses a group of disorders characterised by permanent hair loss due to the destruction of hair follicles and their replacement with scar tissue. This ...

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a type of hair loss that begins at the top of the head and gradually spreads downward. It is most common in Black women, with a prevalence of 2.7 ...