Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Sunscreen Use: A Cross-sectional Study of Actinic Damage

• Main Authors: María Librada Porriño-Bustamante (Author), Trinidad Montero-Vílchez (Author), Fernando Javier Pinedo-Moraleda (Author), Ángel Fernández-Flores (Author), María Antonia Fernández-Pugnaire (Author), Salvador Arias-Santiago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia report higher rates of sunscreen use than control subjects. However, it is not known whether the higher use of sunscreens is a cause or a consequence of the alopecia. A greater use of sunscreens should be associated with a lower incidence of signs of actinic...