Update on Cicatricial Alopecia

Update on cicatricial alopecia.

Cicatricial alopecia is an enigmatic group of hair disorders linked by the potential permanent loss of scalp hair follicles in involved areas. Progress in our understanding and treatment of these disorders has been stymied by the lack of clear diagnostic criteria for the current terms used to describe the various hair loss entities. Since all of these conditions evolve as the hair is destroyed ...

Cicatricial Alopecia Following Therapeutic Embolization

Sir, Selective embolization is used pre-operatively for highly vascular tumours, for treatment of vascular malformations and for treatment of bleeding. The morbidity rate of this technique is less than 1% (1, 2). Skin necrosis is described as an uncommon and minor adverse e¡ect.We present a case of cicatricial alopecia following intravascular embolization for incoercible bleeding of the nose.

Update on primary cicatricial alopecias.

UNLABELLED The cicatricial alopecias encompass a diverse group of disorders characterized by permanent destruction of the hair follicle and irreversible hair loss. Destruction of the hair follicle can result from primary, folliculocentric disease or as a secondary result. This article focuses on the former, or primary cicatricial alopecias. The cause and pathogenesis of many of these disorders ...

Primary cicatricial alopecia: diagnosis and treatment.

The surgical treatment of cicatricial alopecia.

Surgical correction of cicatricial alopecia can yield exceptional results when performed in the appropriate clinical scenario. To facilitate determination of the most suitable corrective therapy, we propose two new categories of cicatricial alopecia: "unstable" and "stable." Unstable cicatricial alopecia is intermittent and results in possible subsequent scarring hair loss in either new or old ...