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Why and how do people get alopecia?

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Complex disease: While there are a few reasons why such as damage to the hair follicle from scars or injury known as cicatricial alopecia most reasons how are unknown. This can be associated with thyroid disease hormonal fluctuations or stress or infections, etc as well many other conditions.

Answered 12/1/2018

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Had a yearly physical exam at my dermatologists. Had to get something frozen and an injection for alopecia. I get a large bill of a couple hundred bucks because I havent met the deductible. These kinds of things arent usually covered in a physical?

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