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How Is CCCA Different from Other Types of Hair Loss?
Before hair loss begins, the hair can feel scaly with tiny bumps.
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Another belief is that mutations (changes) to the PADI3 gene are connected to CCCA.
Research has found several potential CCCA risk factors.
These factors do not cause CCCA but have been found to increase the chances of developing the condition.
Does Treatment Reverse It?
If CCCA is suspected, the sooner treatment is started, the better.
Early treatment can stop hair loss and may help regrow lost hair.
Treatment cannot reversehair losswhen someone is in a later stage of CCCA.
Treatment will be focused on preventing additional hair loss.
Who Treats CCCA?
A dermatologist is a healthcare provider that diagnoses and treats CCCA.
They specialize in skin and hair conditions, including alopecia.
CCCA is diagnosed by a healthcare provider.
They will numb the area and collect a sample of skin, which will be analyzed under a microscope.
Talk with a healthcare provider orsocial workerabout finding alopecia support groups.
It is believed to be resulting from genetics and environmental factors.
Several risk factors increase the likelihood of someone developing CCCA.
Early identification and treatment can stop the hair loss and possibly reverse it.
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