Scattered Hair Alopecia Also called: hair loss Hair loss from the scalp or elsewhere on the body. What are the 3 types of alopecia? Most people know alopecia to be a form of hair loss. However, what they don't always know is that there are three main types of the condition – alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. ©Gyansagar Chaudhari #ScatteredHair