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This page contains a glossary of commonly used terms in hair restoration.
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Acne
Acne is an inflammatory disease which affects the sebaceous glands of the skin.
Alopecia
Complete or partial lack of hair resulting from various conditions
Alopecia Adnata
Under-development of eyelashes
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata is the medical term for hair loss which occurs in patches on the scalp.
Alopecia Senilis
Alopecia Senilis is baldness due to old age.
Alopecia Totalis
Alopecia Totalis is the complete loss of scalp hair often combined with the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes.
Alopecia Universalis
Alopecia Universalis is the term for hair loss which occurs over the entire body.
Anagen
Anagen is the term for the growing phase of the hair cycle which lasts five to seven years in a healthy person. See catagen and telogen for other phases of the hair cycle.
Androgenic Alopecia
Androgenic Alopecia is the common name for male or female pattern baldness which depends on the genetic predisposition of the hair follicles and the levels of androgen (male sex hormone) in the body.
Androgens
Androgens are male sex hormones.
Antiandrogen
An antiandrogen blocks the effects of androgens, normally by blocking the receptor sites.
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