I thought I'd post this comment I made in another thread. 

I was recently assigned a different Acupuncturist since the other left the practice and WOW!!  2 weeks after this new guy's treatment, the inflammation started to go away!!  I went to my monthly Dr's visit and he told me it was good timing because we need to take a break after 6 months of shots and that my scalp looks good, though I lost more hair last month.  But the premise of FFA is the hair will stop falling out if the follicles are still alive and the inflammation is eliminated. (my follicles were supposedly reported as not being dead after the biopsy in Jan.)

Important to note that not ALL Acupuncture is the same and certainly, not all practitioners are.  (the new Acupuncturist) Dr J explained to me to the theory of the issue causing FFA.  Acupuncture works on the assertion of personal energy flow.  Since we are made up of energy it does make sense and most importantly for skeptics, the American Journal of dermatology this year reported Acupuncture has been proven to improve Alopecia Areata.  

Dr. J is going to be in China for a month but his stand-in Acupuncturist knows how to further treat me.  I hope it will be ok, but look forward to seeing Dr J again in August!!  I forgot to ask him if he will discuss Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia with Chinese acupuncture masters. 

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You are inspiring me to try it. Do you know what he did differently?
I have been seeing a fourth generation Chinese acupuncturist on and off for a year and think it has been extremely beneficial. She was focusing on my kidney and liver health and my immune system. I would continue treatment regularly but it is so darn expensive that
I am taking a long break. I was always a little nervous about the needles in my hairline but For a while I felt that the treatment was the main thing keeping my condition stable. So hard to say since I am doing so many things at once.

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