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Permalink Reply by Patches on April 29, 2017 at 10:54pm

I've lost almost all of the hair under my chin and 95% of my mustache. I have had similar blonde thin regrowth, but nothing that really takes hold. Here is what I have come to understand:

1) There are treatment options. One might work well for you but not for another person, and vice versa. See a dermatologist. At the very least, see about corticosteroids, the standard treatment. They may not want to inject your beard, but at the least they will probably prescribe something topical.

2) Every time I get a new patch or an old one grows noticeably, I freak out and act like the world is ending. Indeed, that's why I am on here tonight: I noticed that I'm losing some hair in my eyebrow, and I am in a panic. But I also know that, after a few days, I start to come to terms with the new bald spot and accept it as my new normal. The panic subsides. I am not saying that I get over it. No, AA remains a constant source of stress. But it is minor stress. This condition is a nuisance, but it does not need to be more than that.

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