Alopecia is an acceleration of hair loss. For those affected, it is often the consequences of trauma, especially when they are women. Some testify in front of the camera, their comments are supported by experts in our selection of dedicated topics.
Hair loss affects both men and women. At the Besançon hospital, a study is being planned to combat female alopecia. Report at the Besançon hospital with interviews with Professor Philippe HUMBERT, head of the dermatology department at the University Hospital of Besançon and Thomas LIHOREAU, an engineer of studies and clinical research.
Interviewed, two women who lost all their hair, say what they felt at that time. One of them explains: "...it’s very difficult to stay, to still feel like a woman, to be worth something, when all her hair has fallen off".
Interviewed, Emmanuel Delaporte, dermatologist at the CHRU in Lille, explains what alopecia is and how it translates in women. He discusses two types of alopecia, androgenetics and telogenic effluvium.
Interviewed about a possible trauma related to hair loss, Dr Pascal REYGAGNE, director of the Sabouraud centre at Saint-Louis Hospital, explains: "...it is a trauma that depends a little on the age at which you are affected (...) it is necessary to be able to accompany psychologically at the same time that a treatment is started...". He then explains what alopecia areata is, a disease, unlike age-related baldness.