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. 2022 Apr 2;97(3):348–357. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2021.08.008

Table 2.

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Severity Index (FFASI).

Extension Grade 1: = or <1 cm;
Grade 2: 1 to 2.9 cm;
Grade 3: 3 to 4.9 cm;
Grade 4: 5 to 7.9 cm;
Grade 5: = or >8cm
Scalp margin Grade 1 to 5
(No loss = score 0; Grade 1 = score 4;
Grade 2 = score 8; Grade 3 = score 12;
Grade 4 = score 16; Grade 5 = score 20)
Frontal
Right Lateral
Left Lateral
Posterior
Frontal Band score 0 = no inflammation and normal density;
score 2 = inflammation or density reduction;
score 4 = inflammation and density reduction;
Total /84
Alopecia in other types of hairs Absent = score 0
Partial loss = score 1
Total loss = score 2
Eyebrows
Lashes
Flexural (armpits, pubic)
Upper limbs
Lower limbs
Other findings Absent = score 0
Present = score 1
Classic LPP
Facial papules
Cutaneous LP and variants
Oral mucosa LP
Genital mucosa LP
Ungual LP
Total /16
Combined total /100

LPP, Lichen planopilaris; LP, Lichen planus.

Adapted from: Holmes S, et al. 2016.7