I hope my friends are all doing well these days.

Finally logged back in after seeing an update e mail from AW. I keep reading some interesting stories out there regarding "exciting new treatments".

I ask my Derm about them and she usually has no response.

I am still going every 6 weeks for the cortisone injections. We tried longer cycles and shorter cycles. Although the shots work, my body seems to have it's own macro cycle where the eyebrows will stay in and during…

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It has been quite a number of weeks since the last post and Ithought I would update my progress for those following this thread.



Well I discontinued the Lumigan for my eyelashes. The Dr. said to keep trying it, but I felt there was absolutely no change in the area at all. No fuzzies or anything so I elected to stop treatment.



On the happy side, my eyebrows have come in about 90% and they are thick and dark like I used to have before the Universalis kicked in. The Kenalog… Continue

My friend Brittney asked how I was doing so I thought I'd share my progress to date. Well the injections of the Kenalog Cortisone seem to be wroking nicely. I have a full brow line on the left side and a bit more blotchy brow coming in on the right.



I'd say it will be a success in about another month to 6 weeks. The hairs coming in are thick and dark just like my pre- fall out hairs were. I am feeling much more confident about my overall look and would be very grateful if I could… Continue

I saw my lovely Dermatologist today and she shot up my eyebrows with the Kenalog injections. She said to pick an area on each brow and add the Lumigan to see if it helps in filling out the area between appointents- "it can't hurt" -as the Lumigan is really a serendipitous (is that a word?) use of the Lumigan product anyway..



So lots of "ouchies" today- I must say I would rather be hammer fisted once in the groin as a consolation to the multiple ouchies, but I can't be a wuss! If it… Continue

Well I finally had the appointment with the Good Doctors at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto- it is a teaching hospital and part of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.



I met with the Dermatology spcialists- a great Intern and Dr. Yeung. Basically they run a clinic for patients with Alopecia and use DPHP I think it's called..a chemical compound used to trigger hair regrowth in AA, AT and some AU patients.



In my case, I had too many negative factors to be a good… Continue

I had alopecia Areata for the last 5 years which progressively got worse. I was receiving shots and topical treatments for the whole time- with mixed to no results.



In October of 2008 I had a bad run of hair loss that got so bad my hair started shedding from all over my scalp and not just the typical areas where I had the AA.



I had a follow up appointment with my Dr. and when I went in she told me that I had a run of LPP or Lichen Plano Pilaris- a form of scarring… Continue