For many people, hair is a major part of their identity. We like to style it, cut it fashionably, dye it and spend big money to make it look good for special occasions. People diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called alopecia areata suffer from a disruption in hair growth that leaves them with patchy scalps and uneven hair. Alopecia patients typically rely on extensions, wigs or “toppers” (small partial hairpieces) to hide their hair loss, along with other treatments with mixed effectiveness. Now, drugs are available that can restore hair growth and luxurious, full heads of hair.

Patients with alopecia areata suffer from patchy hair loss anywhere on the body, commonly on the scalp. Alopecia is a medical term for hair loss, and “areata” means that it occurs in small, random areas. The

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