Management of Scarring Alopecia with Jerry Shapiro, MD
Management of Scarring Alopecia CARF MSAB member, Jerry Shapiro, MD shares his presentation on the difference in scarring alopecia at the Maui Derm NP+PA Fall Conference. Click HERE to view the presentation information [...]
How to Advocate with Your Insurance Company for Medical Wig Coverage
How to Advocate with Your Insurance Company for Medical Wig Coverage By Bria Midgette, YR 1 Zucker School of Medicine Medical Review: Amy McMichael, MD Cicatricial, or scarring, alopecia is an inflammatory condition [...]
Shedding Light on Shedding: How I Navigated Female Hair Loss
Shedding Light on Shedding: How I Navigated Female Hair Loss I wake up, brush the loose hairs off of my pillow and take a cool shower, delicately washing and conditioning my hair with [...]
Medical Treatment Options for Hair Loss: Differences and Similarities in Common Medications Used for Cicatricial (Scarring) Alopecia
Medical Treatment Options for Hair Loss: Differences and Similarities in Common Medications Used for Cicatricial (Scarring) Alopecia Jennifer A. Wintringham Cicatricial (scarring) hair loss has a variety of different treatment options which can [...]
Aloe Vera, Castor Oil and Coconut Oil on the scalp of those with Cicatricial Alopecia. Help or Hindrance?
Aloe Vera, Castor Oil and Coconut Oil on the scalp of those with Cicatricial Alopecia. Help or Hindrance? By Sherifat A. Ademola MD Candidate, Class of 2022 Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina [...]
NSAAM
SCARRING ALOPECIA ORGANIZATION LAUNCHES AWARENESS MONTH THIS SEPTEMBER Kulpsville, PA – September 1, 2021. The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) announces the first-ever National Scarring Alopecia Awareness Month (NSAAM) launching September 1, 2021. There [...]
Meet Our Members – Mary B.
Mary B. - FFA The Perfect Storm Sometime between 2010 and 2011, and maybe even for a few years before, a perfect storm was brewing under my [...]
Meet our Members – Tina C.
Tina C. - LPP My LPP Journey My alopecia journey began in May 2009 when I was 50 years old. My parents both lost their body hair [...]
Meet our Members – Jacqui S.
Jacqui S. - CCCA Then she lived! My journey with CCCA Then, she lived! Hey everyone, I’m Jacqui and I’m 36. My journey with CCCA likely started [...]
Meet our Members – Sandra P.
Sandra P. - LPP We are all a unique work of art. If I wanted someone to see my inner beauty and not judge me by my hair loss…it had to [...]
What I gained when I lost my Eyebrows
CARF in the news! Lindsay Martell, a CARF member was recently interviewed by Fox 11 Los Angeles News about her article in Veracity Self Care - What I gained when I lost my Eyebrows. Click [...]
Common Ingredients in Shampoos and Conditioners Can Make Inflammation Worse in Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)
Common Ingredients in Shampoos and Conditioners Can Make Inflammation Worse in Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) By James Pathoulas, Kelly Flanagan, and Dr. Maryanne Senna An allergen is a substance that causes [...]
