Alopecia Hair Loss
Definition:
The condition known as alopecia areata results in the loss of hair in round patches. This is an unusual condition in which the tissue that the hair grows on is actually attacked by the patients immune cells, we are unsure what causes this or why it happens. There are 3 stages to this process;
- Initial sudden hair loss.
- The original patches of hair loss grow larger.
- Hair begins to grow back.
These stages can take months to complete and sometimes even up to a year. In most cases patients with this condition will grow their hair back.
Causes:
- There is currently no known reason to why the immunce cells attack this hair growing tissue.
- The condition alopecia areata is definitely not contagious and is not a known food allergy or reaction to nerves.
- The only trend that we do find with alopecia areata is that it is genetic and tends to run in families.
Treatment:
There a couple well known treatments that do work. The most commonly used treatment is Provillus which is an all natural alopecia solution for both men and women. The second most popular treatment and more time consuming is cortisone shots. These shots stimulate your hair growth, and require around 20-30 shots per each affected area (patch) per month. These injections are not fun to get, and are also not guaranteed. You will not be able to tell if the treatment is successful with you until 1-2 months after treatment. Some people don’t respond at all, it’s a gamble, and there is no way to pre-screen patients beforehand to tell who the treatments will work on or not.