6 Ways to treatment Alopecia Areata - 1

Alopecia Areata is related to an autoimmune disorder, it is not contagious. Scientists think it is an autoimmune disease where white blood cells from the immune system attack hair follicles and keep them from producing hairs. It can occur at any age and affects 1% of the population, most commonly children. Alopecia Areata is unpredictable, and repeated episodes are not unusual. In approximately 50% of patients, hair will regrow within a year without any treatment. There are six ways may help hair grow back, but none of them prevent new patches of hair loss or cure the disease :

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1. The most common is observation for Alopecia Areata

If the patch of hair loss is small, it is reasonable to observe it and allow the hair to regrow on its own. In approximately 50% of patients, hair will regrow within a year without any treatment.

2. No.2 common therapeutic option is injection of a steroid into the involved scalp skin

A very small needle is used to inject steroid into and around the bald areas. Initial regrowth of hair can be seen in 4-8 weeks and treatments are repeated every 4-6 weeks. Another way is the synthetic corticosteroid clobestrol cream and the corticosteroid fluocinonide cream are applied to the scalp.

However patients should be aware that steroid could cause serious side effects when used for a long period of time. The main side effect is thinning of the skin. Cortisone patients with has more complete hair loss, the hair that regrows usually falls out when this treatment stops.

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