Do you know what alopecia is, a condition afflicting actress Jada Pinkett Smith, whom comedian Chris Rock joked with and sparked backlash from actor Will Smithpunched him in the face at the Oscars.
Alopecia is partial or complete hair loss., explains dermatologist María Altagracia Brea. Hair loss can occur on the face, chest and pubic bone.
The actress wears a shaved head and this guided the actor Chris Rock when you compare it to that Lieutenant O’Neil from the Ridley Scott filmwhich looks similar.
About the disease, Dr. Brea adds that alopecia translates as hair loss, which can be total or partial; they are small plaques from areas of the head where hair is absent.
The causes of alopecia can be different
In women there is frontal alopecia, which is practically normal after childbirth. “Stress causes hair loss, Now with Covid there are many cases of people who have lost a lot of hair, both on the front and all over the head,” he explains.
Alopecia also occurs in cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy because the treatment knocks down the hair and causes alopeciaPatients with AIDS, in poor nutritional status, or from excessive straightening.
Other data about alopecia
Information published in various professional journals about alopecia refers to it, along with leather Scalp, the disease affects the loss of eyelashes, hair in the armpits, etc.
Factors affecting alopecia
Hair loss is observed with daily combing and experts estimate that between 50 and 100 fall out every day, but they are replaced by new strands, if this process does not occur, baldness occurs.
Sometimes it is hereditary, sometimes due to hormonal changes, Skin and immune system diseases. Also side effects of drugs in chronic diseases