Cicatricial Alopecia

What is it?

Points To Remember About Cicatricial Alopecia

• Hair lost from cicatricial alopecia does not grow back.
• Cicatricial alopecia is rare and not contagious. Anyone can get it, but it is not common in children.
• If hair loss occurs very fast, it may cause itching, pain, and burning. If it falls out more slowly, you may not feel anything.
• Medications are used to treat cicatricial alopecia. Surgery might be an option if you haven’t lost hair from the disease for 1 to 2 years.
• The disease may come back, even after treatment.

Normal hair follicle in the skin.

Cicatricial alopecia is a group of conditions that destroy hair follicles. Hair follicles are the part of the skin where the hair grows. The follicles are replaced with scar tissue. This means the hair will fall out and not grow back.