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Comment by Jen on April 23, 2014 at 2:45pm

Hi Jules,

Thank you for your reply.  Would I be presumptuous to ask if you can post pictures of the 2 hairpieces before you attach them? I am thinking that pictures after you attach them is too much to ask.  It would be a really good thing if we can figure out a solution to the hairline so we can feel normal again.  For now, I may just need to work on the edges with small hairpieces and clever hairstyling. I am not ready for a wig.

 

My FFA has absolutely no symptoms. No itch or pain or inflammation. I just lose the hair in the shower.  Sometimes  I may see 4 or so baby hairs on my desk which look like the ones on my hairline. 

Comment by Jules UK on April 23, 2014 at 3:32am

Jen, I've ordered 2 hairpieces just as you describe. They're from Pam's hairdresser in Cheltenham but they're not ready yet. They should be OK to leave in situ and survive washing, drying, swimming etc.... That's the plan anyway. I'll let you know.
Re the posts about how to tell when FFA is active, I find that the "doll's head hair" appears plus some mild itching or that "crawling" sensation occurr. I have it at the moment and my front hairline has receded by about a cm in places. Looking a bit chewed! Hey ho!

Comment by Jen on April 22, 2014 at 6:08pm

Hi Everyone,

I was looking on line at the lace hairpieces for sideburns and wondered if this (cut to fit)  would be a solution for areas around the face where the hairline has receded. I am also wondering if anyone has tried any small hairpiece attachment and was satisfied. 

Warm regards,

Jen.

  

Comment by Kath UK on April 22, 2014 at 5:25pm

Debs - I've been following your eyebrow tattoos information with interest as I'm now thinking of having it done. (I find that penciling in my eyebrows every day and checking all the time to make sure they are OK is a real bore).  You seem to have had a great success with your tattoos but there's no way I can get to your lady in Chertsey so I guess I will have to look around Edinburgh and see if I can find somebody good up here.  How long did your tattoos last?  Did it hurt and do you know if there is any qualifications that I should look for in a semi-permanent cosmetic tattooist?   I'd be really grateful for any info.

Comment by Debs on April 22, 2014 at 3:43pm

Very happy, had my eyebrows topped up this morning, had semi permanent makeup last January, still looked nice but the tattoo fades a little and you do need to get them topped up. I want back to the fantastic Belinda Hayle in Chertsey, Surrey. She has worked wonders again. Thoroughly recommend Belinda to any ladies that want to stabalise the appearance of eyebrows/eyelashes. It's a huge confidence boost.

Comment by Brenda, IL US on April 22, 2014 at 9:21am

Hi Jess.  My derm said the follicles were inflamed almost to the crown.  That was very hard to hear.  The itching has started on the top of my head too.  Alice i havent grown any hair on the sides.  I have some new growth on top but not where its scarred.  Its strange that i never had any inflammation on the sides or itching but the hair started falling out there first.  Has anyone ordered a wig or head cover from tlc?  

Comment by Alice on April 22, 2014 at 8:20am

Rogaine users - did you get any new growth on the sides, where the hair is very thin but the scalp does not look inflamed? I'm finally seeing new growth but it's all on top. Naturally, I'll take what I can get but was hoping to see some new hair on the sides. 

Comment by Debs on April 22, 2014 at 2:02am

Mandy, hair transplants will reactivate FFA, regardless of whether our FFA is active or not this is not an option unfortunately. The 3 derms that attended the CARF conference in London November 2013 we quite clear on this.

Comment by Liz on April 21, 2014 at 4:50pm

Hi Jess. I can tell if mine is still active by doing a gentle hair pull. The hair will come out in the active area with no difficulty or pain. 

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Comment by Mandy on April 21, 2014 at 4:14pm

Hi Jess, my Derm looks a my scalp at every appointment under a small hand held micro scope... He explained that my FFA was active and that he could tell this because my scalp was pink and some of the hair follicles were enflamed... My FFA goes back about 2 inches and is in a small circle at the front of my head... At the moment I have lost about 1cm at the front headline and about 1.5 cm at each temple.
I am no longer taking medication but use a topical very occasionally if I get any itchiness! The belief is that you can not have a transplant until the FFA has burnt out.

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