Lichen Planopilaris (LPP) in women with Afro-textured hair

Scalp oils: a therapeutic or harmful catalyst for LPP?

Principal author: Shirley McDonald

Supporting research author: Celestine Gitau

The objective of the study is to determine whether the influence of scalp oils are a contributory factor in the cause and severity of the scarring hair loss condition Lichen Planopilaris (LPP).

This work was supported by the European Hair Research Society – EHRS2023.

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