Alopecia is a disease by which there is an abnormal loss or rarefaction of the hair. It can affect the scalp or other areas of skin where there is hair.

Alopecia can be classified in a multitude of groups, according to its origin and manifestations, but the most frequent form is androgenic alopecia, also called androgenetic alopecia or common baldness, which is responsible for 95% of cases and mainly affects males, less often to women, and owes its name to that is caused by the action of male hormones or androgens on the hair follicle, causing its progressive miniaturization.

This disease can occur for various reasons, but the best known are genetic conditions, ie inheritance of a relative or skin diseases.

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