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Hi Everyone: I remember there is a women on here who connected Botox to FFA. I was given the article, Frontal Alopecia after Repeated BotulinumToxin Type A Injections for Forehead Wrinkles:An Underestimated Entity?Antonino Di Pietro a Bianca Maria…Continue
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Hello All, I am venturing into new territory. It just dawned on me that a good experiment would be to try a medical grade CBD oil tincture on my hairline and see if it affects the redness. CBD is the nonpsychoactive part of marijuana that is being…Continue
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Hello,Thought I’d share my experience, as one of the few men with FFA, in the hope that it will be useful to others. It’s possible that the condition progresses and responds differently in men. I’m 40, live in London and otherwise healthy.I first…Continue
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend!I'm a freelance writer working on a story about alopecia. I need to find a dermatologist at major hospital or teaching institution to interview -- any suggestions?I've already reached to physicians at Duke,…Continue
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Hallo I have not being here for a long time, but I have but some photos of my hair loss...
I was given Clobetasol liq.to apply to scalp & derm merely said put some on & rub it in.I decided to only put along the thinning area sparingly. Next appt,she said there was atrophy of the skin & I can't bring myself to use it more than once in awhile & don't believe it does anything but thin the skin. She also gave me Doxycycline 100mg x 1 per day and even though it's against my better judgement of using this drug, have followed her advise by using it for 3 mths now. How on earth does one really tell if hairloss has slowed down.What measure is there to tell the derm if anything has helped other than we/ourselves. We see the thinned & balding areas & know there is still shedding but as to what degree????
Thanks, Celia - you're a honey. Got your message OK.
Well, the sun's come out again here so I'm going to finish a painting then I'm off to the shoe shop.
KarenGinny - I had no problems with hydroxy. but I was advised to always take it with food. Good luck with it and I hope you are one of the 50% it works for.
Kath xx
Celia, I haven't had it done yet, he told me to schedule a visit with the eye dr within the next month. I can post about it when it's done. Pam - I understand your comments about being less active. I feel like I can't go outside anymore unless I have a hat to wear or a headband to wear to hide my bald spots. I hate the wind blowing my hair around and it's hard to enjoy taking a walk or swimming when I'm constantly worried about my hair. I stopped going to an exercise class a year ago because I didn't want my hair exposed to the whole group. I wear my hair with long bangs in the front but there's still not enough hairspray in the world that will help on a windy day. At least in fall & winter I can wear hats more easily without getting so hot. If I wear a hat in summer I just sweat and my hair underneath is a frizzy mess when I take it off! We did buy a treadmill so I do use that at home. I haven't looked into wigs or hairpieces yet.
Sorry to hear Kath you have been feeling low - we all do at times I think. I have been feeling very depressed recently, as I realise that FFA has become a truly life-changing condition for me. I am an outdoors person who loves walking, cycling, swimming, horse riding, skiing and surfing, and all of these activities are difficult with wig wearing! I hate the look of myself with thinning hair and no eyebrows or lashes, and find it hard to be positive about a future of wigs and hairpieces. I am going to see a guy this week who has been recommended to me who fits hairpieces and wigs. Although I have just bought one, I am still feeling so unsure about the whole thing, and lack the confidence to wear it out and about. I am scared it looks too noticeablely like a wig, and that it feels hot, and may dislodge. I also want advice about how to cope with wearing hats and helmets with wigs if I want to keep up my riding and cycling. The horror of My Hair has begun to dominate my entire life!
Karen, what was your eye check like ?
Linda, Yes I'm having my eyes checked and he will do blood work too. I'm 48 and pre-menopausal so pregnancy is not an issue. I'm also on meds for thyroid and blood pressure but he said would be okay to take them together. So after being on it for a year, have you noticed it helping with the hair loss or inflammation? It seems like with most people it's hard to tell if the meds are working since it seems like the hair will fall out anyway, and burn out when it wants to. But maybe if I had been on this earlier then my hair wouldn't look so bad now.
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