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Comment by Liz on November 19, 2013 at 5:15am

Hi. Can I ask you all if any of you suffer from Keratosis pilaris.? It's a condition where the skin on the back of your arms and tops of legs looks a bit like chicken skin and where the skin feels rough, like sandpaper. Please use google images for pictures. Both me and my mum had it throughout our childhood and young adulthood. I have read that it is caused by an over production of Keratin and it can affect the follicles of the eyebrow hairs. It would be interesting to know if any of you have it as I wonder if it is somehow related to this condition.

Comment by Debs on November 19, 2013 at 4:26am

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I have ordered my microneedle roller from this site.  I have the 0.5mm needles.  There was a study on males with alopecia that used needles of 1.5mm needles, another study in Australia used 0.75mm needles, however manufacturers advise less length for females.  The 0.5mm needle length if recommended for use on ladies scalps on this website and seems to be a length that females use when needling their faces to apply anti-aging creams.  Needling is not done every day.  2/3 times a week because the skin must have time to heal and for collegen to be produced.  So I will be only using topical treatments 2/3 times a week.  I can of course just needle and not use any topicals because the action of slight injury to the skin on its own is effective.  I have already experienced this from having my tattoing on eyebrows/eyelash enhancements.  This is just another tool for us all and a tool that we can use without drugs if we want to avoid any more medications.  I have bought a numbing cream just in case it hurts!!!

Comment by Liz on November 18, 2013 at 5:49pm

I'm not using any medication. When I was first diagnosed in September 2012 I was prescribed prednisolone and Doxycycline. I took prednisolone for 6 weeks (which was the whole amount I had been prescribed) and the Doxycycline for about 3 weeks (I stopped due to re currant thrush and concern how it might affect my health long term). I tried Rogaine in April which was prescribed by my derm bit I had to stop using it after a few days because it made my eyes burn and I had a permanent headache whilst using it.

For me, the best way forward is to try to limit the stress in my life. Easier said than done!I have changed recently changed one of the jobs I had which had caused me a lot of stress and I am making more of an effort to sort the things out in my life that are causing me stress rather than just letting them fester under the surface. I continually tell myself that doing my best is good enough rather than feeling that my best is not good enough. I am also trying to listen to my body more. I know that I feel bloated if I drink milk and eat bread so rather than accepting that I feel bloated I have cut down on these foods. I have some way to go with that but small steps.

I'm also one of those people who appears laid back to other people but I tend to worry a lot about things that haven't actually happened. I'm trying to work on stopping myself doing that!

I'm feeling lucky at the moment. My youngest  struggled at school. Quite often he would skip lessons and he hated going in. In September he started college and he loves it. He was choosen to represent is college at the skills show at Birmingham NEC. This has made me feel so happy and I know that I'm feeling less worried for him and so maybe that is what is helping my stress levels.

The one other thing I am doing which I think may be helping is to massage my head several times a day. If I am sat down watching tv I gently massage all around the front and temples. It was when I was doing this that after a few weeks I felt bristly bits of hair around my temples. It might work, it might not. But it does help me to de stress.

xx

Comment by Rita - Canada on November 18, 2013 at 5:20pm

Thanks Carol, yes the Rogaine on the Amazon site, haven't checked Walmart as yet, is the best price yet.  Now to decide whether to use it. Yikes, didn't realize such side effects.  I am on a blood pressure medication so will need to consider that too.  Did you personally have shedding on start up and if so, how long did it last?

Comment by Annie on November 18, 2013 at 5:20pm

Wow, Liz, that's unbelievable!  I'm so excited for you. 

Carol, my eyelashes have also gotten longer & thicker since I started using Rogaine 6 months ago.  I use the generic 5% foam version every morning on my entire scalp & on my eyebrows.  I 'm able to pick up a 4-month supply at Sam's Club in the US for $32.95.  I don't know if the foam version is available online due to the aerosol can it's packaged in.

Comment by Jules UK on November 18, 2013 at 4:35pm

That really is fantastic, Liz. You must feel thrilled! If the regrowth isn't down to meds, do you think it may be due to a change in anything else, such as feeling less stressed? So much of this condition seems just serendipity though. My skin looks shinier and thinner than yours, where the hairloss has happened. Maybe it's just the photo. Dr Harries said I shouldn't use topical steroids because it was so thin. I have barely used them at all so thinning must be down to FFA. I'm so pleased for you, Liz! It also gives us all some hope. X

Comment by Jen on November 18, 2013 at 4:15pm

Hi Liz,

Thank you for posting these pics. My hairline looks like your old hairline except I have lost mostly on the sides and above the ears. I hope and pray that I get back some of the lost hair. I am not on any meds since the steroid injection has caused the largest loss of all of my sheds.

Jen.

Comment by sallylwess on November 18, 2013 at 4:06pm

Thank you, Liz for sending these photos.  How exciting to see the new hair growth!  I would be thrilled.  What are you using?  

Comment by Liz on November 18, 2013 at 3:52pm

Hi Sally. I agree with you about health vs hair. We are all in a very difficult situation. If we choose the medication route, or not, we can never be sure if we are doing the right thing either way. As this condition is not life threatening I have choosen not to take any medication. If in the future I am offered a medication that has proven results I may chose to take it then. I would like to share a couple of photos with you. One taken 3 months ago and one taken yesterday. Both are of the same side of my head.

You can see my original hairline by the whispy bits at the bottom of the picture.

I definitely have more hair growth down towards my old hairline.

My hairloss has slowed down ans some has even grown. It shows the unpredictability of this condition with and in this case without medication.

xx

Comment by sallylwess on November 18, 2013 at 3:38pm

I appreciate the information on Ragaine.  I'm not so sure I want to even think about the side effects, so I doubt I will try it.  Carol, I agree with you on this being a balancing act between hair and health.  At this point in time, I'll take health over hair.  I already fight problems with arrhythmia and racing heart.  I don't need to add to that.

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