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New Stratagems in the Quest for Hair

This is a nice review of treatments for balding.  It focuses on Latisse (which is only approved for growing eyelashes (!) -- but now is being used for small portions of scalp -- especially frontal hairline.  The article is well-written and worth perusing for any patient interested in this area.  See Quest for Hair.

Alopecia Areata, NY Times

WARNING: THIS IS NOT ABOUT PEOPLE WITH JUST A FEW BALD PATCHES - BUT DEALS WITH THE MUCH RARER UNIVERSALIS FORM. 

From the NY Times article: "Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack its own hair follicles. AA, which is a different disorder than normal male-pattern baldness, affects nearly 2 percent of the global population and has no universally effective treatment. Its progression is unpredictable and can range from a few bald patches to a completely hairless scalp to the loss of every hair on a person’s body — known as alopecia universalis (AU). Sometimes the hair regrows, sometimes it does not, and sometimes it grows in only to fall out again years later." 

Only a small number of people with AA progress to total hair loss or the universalis variant.  The NY Times had an excellent intro to AA (with an emphasis on AU) in the July 6, 2010 issue. Times Article: A ‘Forest Fire of Hair Loss,’ and Its Scars. This has the link to the multimedia "Patient Voices" or you can link directly here at: Voices of Alopecia.

Hair Loss in Women

This is a good article from the NY Times (January 2009) which mostly deals with the hereditary form of alopecia.  It is a good introduction to the topic.

When Hair Loss Strikes, A Doctor is a Girl's Best Friend.   . 

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Tricks and Transplants for Women's Hair Loss

 This is a good article from the NY Times (April 30, 2009).  It covers female pattern alopecia, hair transplantation, Rogaine, Propecia, cosmetics.