Edit Types of female hair loss

<p><strong>Central centrifugal cicatrical (hot comb) alopecia:</strong> This condition predominantly affects adult black women. Hair loss often starts in the middle of the central scalp and with time spreads out in a spiral fashion around this area.</p> <p><strong>Traction alopecia:</strong> Various grooming styles such as hair extensions, braids, cornrows, weaves and ponytails can place extensive tension on the hair.</p> <p>With time this can damage hair making them thin and wispy. If this is sustained over a long period of time this can result in long term hair loss in the area where tension is placed on the scalp.</p> <p><strong>Trichotillomania (compulsive hair-pulling):</strong> In this condition, patients suffer from patchy hair loss as a result of repeated habitual hair pulling. This is often associated with psychological stress.</p>

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