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Cortisone Shots Help Regrow Hair?
I was diagnosed with Lupus a year ago. I noticed hair loss in patches in the front, and middle of my head. The area where I lost my hair was very itchy and inflamed. I went to the dermatalogist who gave me cortisone shots in my scalp. Will the cortisone shots helped to regrow my hair? If so, how long will it take?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hi, welcome to HCM,
Intralesional Injection of steroid(preferably triamcinolone acetate) at low dose is treatment of choice in hair loss due to alopecia areata.
If hair loss is due to patch of lupus, then it cause scarring alopecia and no drug is effective in regaining hair loss.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks
Intralesional Injection of steroid(preferably triamcinolone acetate) at low dose is treatment of choice in hair loss due to alopecia areata.
If hair loss is due to patch of lupus, then it cause scarring alopecia and no drug is effective in regaining hair loss.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks
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