How to Use alopecia in a Sentence

alopecia

noun
  • Most are linked to traction alopecia.
    — Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
  • And while those symptoms are pesky enough, menopause can also cause hair loss and alopecia.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Traction alopecia is a type of hair thinning and hair loss caused by pulling your hair too tight.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Treatment depends on the type of alopecia and the extent of the hair loss.
    — Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • His wife has gone public with the fact that her alopecia resulted in hair loss.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2022
  • All of this heavy-handed styling puts the hairline at risk for traction alopecia.
    — Nykia Spradley, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
  • While there is no cure for alopecia, treatment can help people regrow their hair.
    — EW.com, 9 May 2025
  • Other patients may suffer from alopecia, and mouth or nose sores.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • This eyesore of a trim looks like a peacock that has contracted alopecia.
    — SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • The actress has spoken publicly about struggling with hair loss due to her alopecia.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Breakage around the edges (a source of shame and ridicule) is often called traumatic alopecia.
    — Patia Braithwaite, Allure, 22 July 2021
  • Black women and femmes have the highest rates of alopecia globally.
    — Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Ross, 60, discussed his struggles with alopecia, too.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Frequent use of clip-ins can lead to stress, tension, headaches, and, in some cases, traction alopecia.
    — Jasmine Washington, seventeen.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Reinhart is certainly not the first celebrity to open up about a battle with alopecia.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This is considered the treatment of choice for adults with alopecia areata of the scalp or eyebrows.
    — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Jada has opened up numerous times in the recent past about her hair loss and the effect alopecia has had on her.
    — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2022
  • With alopecia, there is always the chance of spontaneous regrowth.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Rock’s joke about her baldness, which many noted may have been a sensitive topic due to her alopecia.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022
  • Others used the tweet to spark discussions about their respective alopecia or hair loss.
    — Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • About one-third of women experience hair loss — also known as alopecia — at some time in their lives.
    — NBC News, 2 Jan. 2020
  • The result has been an increase in side effects from Jasmine’s alopecia.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Traction alopecia tends to affect around the hairline where the baby hair and edges are located.
    — Janell Hickman, Allure, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Diets rich in vitamin D and iron appeared to help combat alopecia and hair loss.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
  • People with alopecia, or hair loss, can lose their nostril hair, and the scientists want to learn how this impacted their health.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, Allure recently shared the stories of six women with alopecia.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 12 June 2018
  • While alopecia can affect any part of the body, like the arms and legs, hair loss due to alopecia most often affects the follicles on the scalp.
    — Ayana Underwood, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Worst of all, thanks to sporadic bouts of spot alopecia, too many squeezes of a lash curler and irritating makeup removal can spark a lash shed for me.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Early signs of alopecia typically begin with bumps on the scalp or hair loss at the beginning of the hairline.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Many are facing chemotherapy or alopecia and come to Hair Anatomy unsure where to start.
    — Catherine Erdly, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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