Quality of Life with Alopecia Areata versus Androgenetic Alopecia Assessed Using Hair Specific Skindex-29

Hair loss influences patient quality of life (QoL) according to diverse factors.Various prior studies aimed to minimize the negative effects of hair loss on patient emotions.It has been known that androgenetic alopecia (AGA) had a significant negative impact on QoL, especially in case of severe disease, extended disease duration, and younger age 1 .In other study, degraded QoL was observed especially in female patients ＜50 years old with moderate to severe disease 2 .Despite many studies on hair loss patients' QoL with consistent outcomes 3,4 , no study has examined