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Hope for Childhood and Adolescent Baldness Due to Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune disease that presents as a recurring patchy type of balding. It can occur at any age and affects approximately 2% of the population, most commonly children. This translates to over 4.5 million people in the United States. The reasons for its development are not fully understood. Although not life threatening, this type of balding can be psychologically traumatic at any age, but it is particularly devastating when it occurs in children. In alopecia areata, the affected hair follicles are mistakenly attacked in groups by a person's own immune system (white blood cells), resulting in the arrest of the hair growth stage. These affected follicles become very small, drastically slow down production, and grow no hair visible above the surface for months or years. The scalp is the most commonly affected area, but the beard or any hair-bearing site can be affected alone or together with the scalp. Transitions International, and it's independent member hair restoration and replacement centers have helped thousands of men, women and children worldwide who suffer the devastating effects of losing their hair for whatever reason or cause. Click here for additional information on Alopecia Areata, and how we can help minimize or eliminate the effects of this disease with custom hair replacements, or prostheses. To contact a Transitions salon or clinic near you, we invite you to visit our Member Locator Page. |
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