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Started by 2Dachshunds. Last reply by Shawnaynay Jul 8, 2023. 18 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Robin. Last reply by anettemandell Apr 20, 2023. 31 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Thomas. Last reply by Thomas Nov 23, 2022. 27 Replies 4 Likes
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
Started by NorthCarolinaMama. Last reply by tcasal Nov 2, 2022. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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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Do any of you ladies have any experience with Tyrosine? A trichologist sold me a small tub for $40 but it might have been a waste of money. Another question; does exposure to direct sunlight aggravate the scalp with FFA? Should I use strong sunscreen on the scar or hope for a bit of colour on the white strip? It is a relief being able to ask an informed group. Mareea
In defense of STEROID INJECTIONS
Good news, Ladies! I just want to emphasize the positive effect they have had on me. With my complicated medical history and heavy load of maintenance prescriptions, very few options were safe for me in dealing with the scalp biopsy diagnosis of FFA. And understanding that no one has yet been able to medically stop, let alone reverse the progression, I chose to reject postponing the inevitable with additional medications to the pharmaceutical soup already in my GI and bloodstream. But the superficial corticosteroid scalp injections have no systemic effect, they are simply localized in the affected scalp. My only goal has been to slow the ebbing tide of my receding hairline. Like any ending relationship -- this one, with my hair -- I want to be let down easy, please.
And it absolutely MUST be working. I have had the full blown scalp involvement -- red, inflamed follicles and nasty itching -- for well over a year. But I have never lost more than a few hairs a day [maybe 15-20; with shampooing at most about 75 hairs: I actually counted yesterday morning, an exercise in futility and frustration]. The injections relieve both the visible inflammation and the itching, and I can always tell when I'm due for another round. Yesterday afternoon I had my 7th session, and my Derm was very pleased, finding almost no visible inflammation at all. I definitely felt the ramp up in itching a few days before the appt. But she studied my scalp under her lighted magnifying glass and declared surprisingly little progress in the hairline recession.
In all, my frontal hairline has receded just a little over 1/2 inch [I just measured the pale, smooth area] and is getting sparse for the next 3/4 inch. The temples have receded closer to one inch, but that was almost the full extent of loss before I even began treatment 10 months ago. Looking back, I know the disease was active at least 2 years ago. But my total loss since then is remarkably slow, and I am increasingly grateful. And it must be said, since I have taken no other treatment, that the injections are working!
The only side effect that others find troubling is a sort of indented furrow on the forehead which can result from a poorly placed injection [they need to be within the affected area, not on the edge of the hairline or on the balding area]. Some may have several "dents", but we are told by many that they disappear after treatment ends. I have one visible furrow, about 1/8 inch wide and 1 inch long, at a diagonal where my Widow's Peak used to be. I can easily feel it with my fingers, but I doubt anyone would see it, even if I pulled my hair back -- and why would I ever do that?!
My invisible eyebrows are another story. They were at least 75% missing before FFA diagnosis last summer. They are now 90% gone. Injections there were never discussed, though today's comments by others have me pondering. I have recently begun using Rogaine just on my eyebrows, but it will be many months before I see much progress there, I fear. And I enjoy the artistic challenge of creating them with make-up anyway. But I no longer work and have no morning rush day after day. If the Rogaine is not successful, I will probably join the ranks of the happy tattooed.
As many have said of their experience with this disease, it's hard to know what's working when you're trying several treatments at once. I may be the only one on this forum that is taking injections and no other treatment. Not sure why my comments always end up so long, but I suspect you all enjoy a success story.
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I've lost probably 50-60% of both brows but I've just started using Rogaine on them - not much yet but it's only been about 2 weeks. I'm hopeful that even if all I get is that fine, colorless hair I can see someone who can color it and then shape my "new" brows.
Hi All. I just thought I would share with you that I have been using rogaine on my eyebrows and have finally noticed some regrowth. Its painfully slow, but it is there! I had lost all but 7 hairs on my left eyebrow and on the right Id lost everything. I read somewhere on the net that eyebrow hair is able to grow back as it does not experience the scarring. Iv'e been applying it to my brows for around 2 months now, and I am so pleased to see new "sprouts" appearing! The lose of my brows was very depressing, more depressing than my full head of hair.
MJ, I read a study about eyebrow regrowth after intralesional triamcinolone injections. I asked my dermatologist about it. She sees a LOT of alopecia patients - all different types of alopecia. She will NOT give eyebrow injections due to a risk of blindness from injections in that area. She was surprised to hear that there are dermatologists giving those injections.
Welcome to Caro ! We already have a Caro - so maybe you would like to be New Caro or a name of your choice - perhaps where you live. Sorry you have this - we shall hear your story soon I hope. x
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