scalp

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The hair closest to the scalp will cover the most recent month, the next centimetre the next month, and so on.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Treatments will clean, exfoliate and moisturize the scalp, and they will include a gentle head massage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He kept running a hand over his scalp.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt