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corticosteroid & rogaine?
As I mentioned before we were on both of these 1x perday. I called my son's derm and asked if there would be any adverse affects if we stopped both and just see what happens. we have only been doing them for 1 week, but feel now that he is only 2 years old and think the toxins are not good for him. Anyway the nurse called back and said if we quit he will never have hair regrowth and he will get alopecia scarring- does anyone know if this true????.
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Permalink Reply by Laura-monkey'smama on
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My almost 3-year-old son is newly diagnosed with AA. He has seen 2 peds, both of whom told us that we should not do any treatment at this time, that the side effects were worse than the hair loss, and that there was only a slight chance that they would even work. I would at least seek a second opinion, but you have to go with your instincts. We are choosing not to use any treatments right now since Nick doesn't notice or care that he has hair loss. We will probably see a derm in the near future just to cover all our bases, but I'm with you that 2 is awfully young to introduce some pretty heavy-duty drugs, especially steroids, into a child's system.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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Hi,
I'm a mom of an 18 year old who developed AAU at 17 years old. We went through all kinds of treatments and it is correct that none of them will work, if the condition is there, no treatment will work. We tried treatments and it still continued, however one thing is AA is different that AAU. Universalis is all hair everywhere. AA is something I hope I am experiencing where at the same time my son went through this, I started noticing small patches of bald spots above my earlobes and in the nape of my neck. It was not visible but I knew what it was. It did grow back. But now there is a very large patch in the back of my head on the bottom left side. Still isn't visible YET. I hope it grows back like the other spots did. But I don't know. It's an unpredictable condition.
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I think you should not do any treatment to your little boy. My son was 17 when he developed AAU. He is now 18 in his first year of college. We had never even heard of AA before his getting it. We saw 3 dermatologists who said it was alopecia and that if it was going to grow back, it would on its own without treatment, but that we could try some remedies. We tried cortizone shots in all the bald spots on his head once a month and rogaine cream but he continued to lose hair and within 4 months he lost all hair everywhere. I believe there is no cure or treatment for this condition. I believe it can grow back, but the possibility is extremely high it will come out again. It's been very difficult to watch our child go through this and not be able to do anything for him. However, we are thankful it isn't a more serious medical condition right? Did you read it could be hereditary? Funny thing, during the time this all came about I noticed small patches of hair missing on my head, which did grow back, but now there is a larger patch and I'm keeping an eye on it. You can't see it unless I life the outside of my hair up. I hope it grows back like the other patches. But it is unpredictable. We'll just have to see. I don't see any reason to go to the doctor as I have learned it is what it is and no treatment will make a difference in the condition. Hand in there. Don't believe what the nurse said. Only a doctor can give you good information. I finally saw a real AA specialist in the renowed Johns Hopkins Hospital Center in Maryland who was very honest when she said there is no cure or real understanding of the whys of this condition. Just have to wait and see what happens. Good Luck.
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