What Is Alopecia Areata?
1. What Is Alopecia Areata?
Many men will begin to lose their hair as they reach middle age, while women are fortunate in that they are far less likely to experience hair loss. Male pattern baldness is not the only thing that can cause hair loss, however, because there is also alopecia areata.
Patients with alopecia areata will find that their hair begins to fall out in small patches. To begin with, these patches can be so small that the patient will not notice. Eventually, these smaller patches will begin to join with others, creating other patches that are larger and more noticeable.
