CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Alopecia Areata is a common autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and targets hair follicles.
It can lead to sudden hair loss in the scalp, the face, even the eyebrows, eyelashes, and often body hair as well. It affects 700,000 patients in the us, and around 300,000 can develop severe alopecia areata.
We take an inside look at the impact of Alopecia Areata across the U.S. and what treatments are available…