| AHLC: |
| American Hair Loss
Council, |
| Marsha Scott President |
| 401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611 |
| Click here to visit the AHLC's web site |
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| Alopecia areata: |
A disease of the body that
is a common cause of hair loss that affects approximately two million Americans. |
| Alopecia totalis: |
When the condition of hair
loss spreads until all of the hair on the scalp is gone. |
| Alopecia
universalis: |
When the condition of hair
loss spreads over the entire body affecting areas including eyebrows and eyelashes. |
| Anagen effluvium: |
The condition of hair loss
that is caused by medications that poison the hair follicle. A common medicine that causes
hair loss due to anagen effluvium is chemotherapy. |
| Androgen: |
The male hormone family of
which testosterone is a member. |
| Androgenetic
alopecia: |
The modern medical term
for female or male patterned baldness or alopecia. |
| Bonding: |
Bonding is a non-surgical
treatment for hair loss that is achieved by using a medical adhesive which attaches a unit
of human hair, selected and died to match your color, texture, and consistency, to your
head. |
| Chemotherapy: |
The treatment of cancerous
cells that involves administering drugs that destroy rapidly producing cancer cells. |
| DHT: |
Dihydrotestosterone; a
product of testosterone that causes pattern baldness. |
| Dignity Band: |
A hair piece made of 100%
human hair that is pre-colored and –styled and securely attaches to the scalp so that
it will not come off even during sports, lounging, or sleeping. |
| Extensions: |
Hair extensions are a
non-surgical treatment for hair loss that involves weaving real human hair into your own
natural hair to create fuller, longer hair that appears as natural as your own. |
| Hair Follicle: |
The part of the scalp that
contains the root of the hair. |
| Le Matrix System: |
The Le Matrix Volumizing
Method consists of a custom designed hair unit, selected and dyed to match your color,
consistency, and texture, that is attached to a track made of your own hair. |
| Marsha Scott
Method: |
The Marsha Scott Method is
a safe, non-surgical hair replacement technique that combines bonding and weaving 100%
human hair with your own hair. It is a semi-permanent technique that is a very secure
attachment method for a hair system. |
| NAAF: |
| National Alopecia
Areata Foundation |
| P.O. Box 150760 |
| San Rafael, CA
94915-0760 |
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| Telogen effluvium: |
Condition of hair loss
when hair follicles go into a resting stage; usually a temporary loss. |
| Traction alopecia: |
Hair loss that is caused
by physical stress and tenstion on the hair, such as hair weaving or corn rows that are
done too tightly. |
