Hair Loss
Current as of: April 1, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine
People lose hair as they get older or because of things like stress or medical problems. The medical word for hair loss is alopecia (say “al-uh-PEE-shuh”). The most common type of hair loss is genetic. It’s called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss. Men generally get bald spots on the forehead area or on the top…