Welcome to the CARF website, where we hope you will learn about the latest information and resources concerning cicatricial alopecia.

We are proud to present the Zamacona video production, "Cicatricial Alopecia," the world's first educational media presentation to serve individuals with cicatricial alopecia, the medical community and the general public. This unique and moving video gives actual documentation by patients and offers current medical information and important references that furnish a better understanding of these disorders. It gives hope that one day there will be a cure and better treatments for this poorly understood group of diseases.

The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (C.A.R.F.) was formed as a result of one person's experience with scarring alopecia (cicatricial means scarring). When the patient realized that little is known about such disorders, she decided, with the help of her doctor, to initiate a grass roots effort to raise funds to study these problems.

C.A.R.F. began raising money with the following mission in mind:

• to provide funds for research to find effective treatments and a cure
• to support education and advocacy
• to raise public awareness