Conditions We Support
Know the name of what you're living with.
Accurate language is the first step toward accurate care. Browse the conditions NAFPOC educates on — and bring what you learn to your next appointment.
Scarring & Inflammatory
CCCA
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
A scarring alopecia that begins at the crown and spreads outward, disproportionately affecting Black women. Early recognition can preserve follicles that would otherwise be permanently lost.
Scarring & Inflammatory
Traction Alopecia
Tension-related hair loss
Caused by sustained pulling from braids, weaves, locs, extensions and tight styles. It is largely preventable — and reversible when addressed before scarring sets in.
Patterned & Diffuse
Alopecia Areata
Autoimmune patchy hair loss
An autoimmune condition producing round patches of loss on the scalp, beard, brows or body, sometimes progressing to totalis or universalis. Emotional support matters as much as treatment.
Scarring & Inflammatory
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
Receding scarring hairline
A scarring alopecia that pushes back the frontal hairline and thins the eyebrows, most often in women after midlife. Under-diagnosed across skin of color.
Patterned & Diffuse
Androgenetic Alopecia
Pattern hair loss
The most common form of hair loss worldwide, driven by genetics and hormones. Presentation differs across textures and ethnicities, which changes how it should be evaluated.
Scarring & Inflammatory
Scarring Alopecias
Cicatricial alopecias
A family of inflammatory conditions — lichen planopilaris, folliculitis decalvans, dissecting cellulitis and more — where follicles are replaced by scar tissue. Time is follicle.
Patterned & Diffuse
Telogen Effluvium
Stress and illness shedding
Diffuse shedding two to four months after childbirth, illness, surgery, grief or nutritional shifts. Usually temporary, but it deserves a real workup rather than reassurance alone.
Community & Life Stage
Pediatric Hair Loss
Children and adolescents
Tinea capitis, early traction, trichotillomania and alopecia areata in children — with school, bullying and identity considerations families should never navigate alone.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss After Cancer
Treatment-related and persistent
Chemotherapy, radiation and endocrine therapy can cause temporary or persistent alopecia. Survivorship care should include a plan for regrowth and appearance.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss After Weight Loss
Bariatric, GLP-1 and rapid loss
Rapid weight loss, bariatric surgery and GLP-1 medications commonly trigger shedding through nutritional and metabolic stress. Prevention starts before the shed does.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss in Men
Men's hair health
Beyond pattern loss, men of color face higher rates of folliculitis keloidalis nuchae, dissecting cellulitis and barbering-related trauma that are rarely discussed openly.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss in Women
Women's hair health
Female pattern loss, postpartum shedding, menopause, thyroid disease and iron deficiency — often dismissed or delayed. Women deserve a full evaluation, not a shampoo recommendation.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss in Hispanic Communities
Latino & Hispanic hair health
Language access, cost, and limited culturally competent care delay diagnosis. NAFPOC builds bilingual education and community outreach to close that gap.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss in Black Communities
Black hair health
CCCA, traction alopecia and scarring conditions occur at higher rates and are diagnosed later. Research funding and clinician training have not kept pace with need.
Community & Life Stage
Hair Loss in Asian Communities
Asian hair health
Distinct follicular density, patterned loss presentation and cultural stigma shape how hair loss is experienced — and how rarely it is studied.
Not sure which condition fits what you're seeing?
Our assistant can help you understand the terminology and prepare questions — then help you find a clinician for a real evaluation.