there are. other forms of alopecia that are temporary: • alopecia areata — a disease that presents as small round areas of hair loss about the size of a quarter. this can occur on the scalp in the beard area even eyebrows and eyelashes. this is considered to be an auto-immune disease but the cause is unknown. usually your hair will grow back but you may experience this several times throughout your lifetime. • stress-induced hair loss that occurs after a significant illness or major life stressor. this will usually result in overall thinning of the hair and no real bald patches. • traction alopecia occurs when certain hairstyles are regularly worn that put excessive strain on their hair strands causing breakage. • chemotherapy hair loss is due to the drugs given to fight certain cancers or lymphoma. many people will experience regrowth of their hair after treatment is over but most will never have hair as thick as prior to their treatment.
what are the types of temporary hair loss?