Recent Examples on the WebWhat is central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia?—Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2022 What is centrifugal cicatricial alopecia?—Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 31 Aug. 2021 Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a type of hair loss that leaves scarring on the scalp, and some research has indicated that the condition affects many Black women.—Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2022 Another common form of hair loss is central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, or CCCA, which is a form of scarring alopecia that occurs on the scalp and causes permanent hair loss.—NBC News, 7 Jan. 2022 Black patients are more likely to have a type of hair loss called central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, or CCCA.—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2021 Another form of female hair thinning, known as central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, impacts Black women specifically, says Hartman.—Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2021 Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), the most common scarring alopecia among Black women, is one of them.—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 17 June 2020 See More
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