If you had hair extensions and developed traction alopecia from the tight constant pulling, nothing short of a hair transplant will fix it. Most women do not go completely bald unless that have specific conditions like alopecia totalis. Rogaine can cause hair loss when you first start using it, but it is not a permanent […]
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I doubt that “massaging” your beard would cause traction alopecia. You would have to be constantly pulling on the beard to the point that it sags your face. As people age their body hairs change in general. I do not know the cause of your beard thinning. As much as we treat scalp hair loss, […]
Alopecia barbae is a variant of alopecia areata, but where alopecia areata refers to spots on the scalp, alopecia barbae would be similar spots in facial hair. This disease has its course, at times may spontaneously reverse, and sometimes can be modified through various treatments (including variations of cortisone placed into the impacted areas). See […]
Unda drops are homeopathic remedies and I am not a homeopathic doctor. I do not know the utility of what you are using, but if something worked for you why would you want to do something different? Many men and women report initial loss or shedding of hair after starting Rogaine (minoxidil) in the first […]
Really, you didn’t supply any information to work with here. If you are a male, injecting steroids in male pattern balding could be very damaging. If you are a female, it may not be as damaging as with a male, but I am not familiar with the benefits unless your doctor thinks that you have […]
Snippet from the article: Read the full article at UK’s Daily Mail. This is a great story about a courageous young woman that has been living with alopecia universalis. I applaud her for bringing her story to the public, and I hope she inspires others with this condition. If you want to know more about […]
This is unlikely. Most children without much hair are just delayed growing their hair. Assuming the the hair is patchy, one would look to your pediatrician for the diagnosis of ringworm, alopecia areata (rare). Complete absence of hair on the head and eyebrows could reflect other types of alopecias, but I do not want to […]
“Alopecia” is the latin word for “hair loss”. So the answer your doctor gave you is that you have hair loss. There are various types of alopecia (androgenic, areata, universalis, etc), so I’m not sure what your doctor diagnosed you with. If you’re getting spots on various parts of your scalp, it could be alopecia […]
Alopecia universalis is extremely rare (less than 1% of all cases of alopecia areata), and unfortunately I’m not an expert on the disease or the treatments. I will forward your message to anyone that I know that could possibly help. If any readers have anything to add, please leave a comment below. You might be […]
Protopic is a prescription medication which you can read about at Drugs.com. This medication can be dangerous and must be prescribed by doctors who are experienced in its use. Some cancers can be induced at the skin level by this drug. For our readers, you should know that this is not a medication to get […]
Alopecia totalis sounds like the diagnosis and in one form of inheritance, the problem starts appearing in the very young at between 3-4 years old. Once the process starts, all of the hair falls out within months. Angela Christiano, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York researched this in a town in Pakistan where the […]
I personally know Dr. Richard Strick, because he is in the Los Angeles area (where I am based), and can speak very highly of him and his work, but I only know of Dr. Vera Price based on her reputation. These are two terrific dermatologists, and I can’t make a decision for you on who […]
There are dermatologists that specialize in this condition. There is a doctor here in Los Angeles that might be able to help her — Dr. Richard Strick is at UCLA and I’ve written about him before. He’s done remarkable work with alopecia areata patients (see Alopecia Areata in a Patient with a Miracle Cure), and […]
Cicatricial alopecia is one of the two major categories for hair loss (alopecia). It stems from an autoimmune process and is found in many types of non-genetic alopecias. The etiology for the way cicatricial alopecia works has not been well defined. Included in this group are: Lichen planopilaris: Lichen planopilaris is the name given to […]
The histopathology of non-scarring alopecia is just as it states — When you look under a microscope of your scalp biopsy there is often cells seen that reflect some autoimmune disorder, but no scarring where there is hair loss. Examples include anagen effluvium, androgenetic alopecia, chemical alopecia, folliculitis (mild), inherited disorders of the hair shaft, […]
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