Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA)

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia is the most common type of scarring alopecia that leads to permanent hair loss.  It’s called “central centrifugal” because it affects the centre (crown/vertex) of the scalp and tends to spread in a centrifugal pattern – moving away from the centre. And “cicatricial” just means scarring.  Unfortunately, with this type of […]