Permanent Hair loss in Nepal: Increasing Trend in Nepal

Permanent hair loss is in increasing trend in Nepalese men and women. A special emphasis needs to be shown on Cicatrical Alopecia.

Permanent hair loss is devastating to both men and women. Nepal is also facing a trend of increase in most severe form of hair loss: Cicatrical Alopecia. Condition causing Cicatrical Alopecia causes permanent destruction of hair loss and causes tissue scaring leading to unsatisfactory or complete resistance to hair growth treatment.

Common causes of Cicatrical alopecia in Nepal includes:

Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) 45.45%

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) 31.81%

Morphea 9%

Pseudopelade of Broq 4.5%

Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA

Dissecting cellulitis (DC)

Diagnosisng Cicatrical Alopecia needs a consultation with Dermatologist and possible Trichoscopic analysis and Biopsy.

For More Details:

https://nepmed.nhrc.gov.np/entities/publication/edd36270-4d5b-491d-9020-24b54d231766/full