Pascal

Female

Zagreb

Croatia

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Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

I'm 44, I live in Croatia, Zagreb. Last year I began loosing my eyebrows and the hair above my forehead started to fall also but the doctors suggested it was caused by my Hashimoto and Celiac disease. Half a year later I had a missed period and after that a prolonged one, but apart from that my cycles were normal and the gynecologist didn't want to put me on HRT. I have very fair skin prone to sunburn so I abundantly used sunblockers (100 or 50+) on my face from february till november for 10 years, following the suggestion of the dermatologist(due to severe melasmas) and sunscreens (30+) for my body.I colored my hair only twice; I had problems with dandruff and itching and the dermatologists wrongly cured me for seborroic dermatitis, the therapy never helped me. Eight years ago I developed severe rosacea which was never really cured. Two days ago I got my biopsy result; Lichen planopilaris FFA. In Croatia we don't have specialised trichologysts, and no one knows what to do with me. The dermatologist who performed the biopsy prescribed Plaquenil which I refused because of the risk of serious eye damage. After refusing the therapy I was left with no therapy, although there are at least 10 possible approaches to the illness. Due to three autoimmune diseases I performed the tissue tipisation test and found out I had the HLADQB1*03 associated with Lichen planopilaris. Now I'm trying the International Association of Trichologysts suggestion as a possible cure (L-tyrosine + NAC + vitamin D3) - has anyone tried it, maybe? The only thing that helps me with the intense itching is coconut virgin oil + tea tree oil massaged on my scalp. I would like to know what do you others use or suggest, coconut oil is marvellous but difficult to wash off the hair...

Do you have alopecia?

Scarring alopecia

Are you age 18 or older?

Yes - I am 18 or older

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