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Suggest Medications For Alopecia Barbae

Hi i've been suffering from alopecia barbae for about 18 months now on and off but it seems to be quite agressive now. I was told to rub fresh ginger into these areas. I was wondering if you have heard any success stories using that and also what you would recommend to use.
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I will keep a possibility of Alopecia Areata(AA)

Alopecia Areata(AA) is an autoimmune condition. It usually present as smooth bald patches of hair loss, most commonly over the scalp but the patches can also present elsewhere like the beard, mustache in males; eyebrows; eyelashes etc
The patches of Alopecia Areata are smooth, and usually there is no evidence of inflammation like scaling or erythema or itching.
Rather than trying home remedies, I would suggest that you visit a specialist dermatologist in your region for specific therapy.

Intra-lesional depot preparation of Triamcinolone acetonide is first line treatment in adults. The injection has to be placed into the patch of hair loss. A dermatologist would usually administer the injection in his office.

Other treatment options that have been tried are Topical Potent steroids ( e.g Mometasone Furoate, Clobetasol propionate); Topical Minoxidil solution; Topical Anthralin; Topical PUVA(psoralens +UVA therapy) etc

All of them are effective but intralesional steroids are the most accepted line of treatment and is a reproducible effective therapy for focal type of AA.
The injection can be repeated after 3 -4 weeks and usually hair regrow after 2 injections, given 3 weeks apart.

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Suggest Medications For Alopecia Barbae

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic I will keep a possibility of Alopecia Areata(AA) Alopecia Areata(AA) is an autoimmune condition. It usually present as smooth bald patches of hair loss, most commonly over the scalp but the patches can also present elsewhere like the beard, mustache in males; eyebrows; eyelashes etc The patches of Alopecia Areata are smooth, and usually there is no evidence of inflammation like scaling or erythema or itching. Rather than trying home remedies, I would suggest that you visit a specialist dermatologist in your region for specific therapy. Intra-lesional depot preparation of Triamcinolone acetonide is first line treatment in adults. The injection has to be placed into the patch of hair loss. A dermatologist would usually administer the injection in his office. Other treatment options that have been tried are Topical Potent steroids ( e.g Mometasone Furoate, Clobetasol propionate); Topical Minoxidil solution; Topical Anthralin; Topical PUVA(psoralens +UVA therapy) etc All of them are effective but intralesional steroids are the most accepted line of treatment and is a reproducible effective therapy for focal type of AA. The injection can be repeated after 3 -4 weeks and usually hair regrow after 2 injections, given 3 weeks apart. Regards