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Alopecia (young people)

  • Overview
  • What is alopecia?
    • What is alopecia? A medical overview
    • Alopecia symptoms: what does alopecia look and feel like?
    • Getting a diagnosis of alopecia
    • What are the different types of alopecia?
    • Alopecia and different areas of skin: where on the body?
    • Alopecia areata causes
    • Alopecia areata triggers
  • Getting help from medical professionals
    • What help can I get from medical professionals for alopecia?
    • Repeat visits to medical professionals for alopecia
    • Treatment and support options offered by medical professionals for alopecia
  • Treating and managing alopecia
    • Alopecia treatments: an overview of steroid treatments
    • Alopecia treatments: topical steroids
    • Alopecia treatments: steroid injections
    • Alopecia treatments: oral steroids (tablets)
    • Alopecia treatments: minoxidil
    • Alopecia treatments: topical immunotherapy
    • Alopecia treatments: immunosuppressant tablets
    • Alternative and complementary therapies, supplements and home remedies for alopecia
  • Everyday life with alopecia
    • The emotional impact of alopecia
    • Overview of physical appearance and alopecia
    • Wearing wigs, scarves and hats with alopecia
    • Eyebrow make-up, tattooing and eyelash extensions with alopecia
    • Diet and alopecia
    • Impacts of alopecia on exercise, social life and hobbies
    • Sleep, night-time and alopecia
    • Family life and alopecia
    • Friendships, relationships and alopecia
    • Being at school or university, studying and alopecia
    • Money and alopecia
    • Jobs, work and alopecia
  • Support and advice to others
    • Sources of information and support about alopecia
    • Advice to other young people with alopecia
    • Advice to medical professionals helping young people with alopecia
  • People's Profiles
    • Male
    • Female
    • A doctor speaks
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Alopecia (young people)

Profiles - Male

Ben

Ben is 18 years old and an undergraduate university student. His ethnicity is White English.

Danny

Danny is 14 years old and a secondary school student. He lives at home with his mum. His ethnicity is White British.

Michael

Michael is 19 years old and an undergraduate university student.

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