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What is Alopecia Areata?
Alopecia Areata is the name given to a condition where round
bald spots appear on your skin and scalp. The hair loss is very
sudden and quite often drastic. Alopecia is a disorder that
causes a patient's immune cells to attack their own hair-growing
tissue for unknown reasons. Usually a trigger is needed to start
the process (often in the form of a virus)
There are three basic stages of Alopecia Areata:
1. Sudden hair
loss. The patient will notice a bald spot. Which may appear
minimal at first. 2. The bald area will enlarge; hair loss will
increase in the immediate area of sighted balding. 3. New hair
will grow in place of the lost hair. This process is different
for everyone. Hair may start growing in a matter of weeks,
months, sometimes more than one year. Nevertheless, it's very
rare that hair does not grow back.
Not Just the Scalp
Patients who start losing hair from their body (including
eyebrows and eyelashes) are very frightened. They have every
reason to feel this way. Alopecia Areata acts in such a way that
it's very unnatural. But these patients are not alone in their
experiences. Most patients do not realize that the symptoms that
they're experiencing are all attributes of Alopecia-a temporary
condition.
Common Misconceptions:
While many patients blame stress, medication, and poor diet;
there is not any clinical proof that these claims coincide with
the balding disorder. Unfortunately, doctors do not know
why a
patient's immune cells turn on the body and cause this
condition. Despite this lack of information, studies do show
that Alopecia Areata commonly occurs in patients whose family
members have had the condition. Alopecia Areata is not
contagious.
Treatment:
While patience is an important asset with this condition, your
physician may suggest cortisone shots (which promote and
stimulate hair growth). Although Cortisone shots have been very
successful with Alopecia patients, these shots are very painful.
The average patient who opts for this treatment receives twenty
to thirty shots into each patch, once per month. This treatment
is only effective for the immediate area that has been injected.
It does not assist hair growth in other bald areas.
Unfortunately, doctors can not predict if this treatment will
work for you. There are no guaranteed results. A prescription
cortisone cream is another solution, which can be applied to the
bald area. Cortisone cream is not painful and can be applied
easily in the privacy of your home.
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hundreds of articles and tips about dealing with hair loss . For
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