Anyone can have alopecia areata. It often begins in childhood. You have a slightly higher risk of having alopecia areata if a close family member has it. Your risk is even greater if your family member lost his or her first patch of hair before age 30.
A transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is surgery to remove parts of the prostate gland through the penis. No incisions are needed. The surgeon reaches the prostate by putting an instrument into the end of the penis and through the urethra. This instrument, called a resectoscope, is about 12 inches long and .5 inch in diameter.
1 Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), which removes, through the urethra, the prostate tissue that is compressing or obstructing the urethra.  Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP), which relieves constriction of smooth muscle in the bladder by making small incisions in the neck of the bladder.