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Comment by Lee on February 22, 2010 at 5:23am

yea...I have tried something like that and I didn't like how they looked. I have permanent makeup. In my opinion, it's better than drawing them on ( I was terrible at it...honestly..even with stencils). I was trying to grow hair on top of those. I guess I was being greedy. lol I am waiting for mine to fade, and going to someone better. The woman I went to did not do a very good job. ***For anyone out there who is considering permanent makeup..pay the extra $$...and get someone GOOD** Mine are even..but they look drawn on. I wanted more of a stroke effect. They are fading pretty fast though.

Comment by Colleen on February 21, 2010 at 12:16pm

About 10 years ago I started receiving shots of cortisone into my scalp in hopes that growth would occur. I also went once a month and yes, it was both physically and mentally painfully, although, I did see results. However, I don't think I could deal with a shot into the eyebrow area....OUCH!! Anyway, about 5 years ago I found this cool website called IBROWSERS....they are basically fake eyebrow tattoos. You put them on by wetting the "tat" and voila...you have eyebrows for the day. They cost about $20 for a pack of 20? I haven't used them in awhile so I forget. They worked well in the summer because when I would sweat the fake eyeliner eyebrows would smug a bit. These don't smug. http://www.ibrowsers.ca/index.html

Comment by Lee on February 21, 2010 at 4:35am

no...whats thats about? My shots hurt too much...Im a wuss maybe...couldnt deal with it once a month!

Comment by Colleen on February 18, 2010 at 11:17pm

Has anybody tried IBROWSERS? Awesome....no shots involved.

Comment by Lee on December 2, 2009 at 3:10am

My shots are working also. ...Slowly. Im seeing Dr. Hobbs at Georgetown. I work in Reston ; )

Comment by Amy on November 27, 2009 at 11:29pm

NIH is National Institute of Health. Who is your new derm? I see Nandedkar in Reston. Cortizone shots in brows for me are sportatically working. UVB is the light without the psoralen.

Comment by Lee on November 20, 2009 at 6:39pm

Hi Amy,
Im actually in Northern VA also. What is the NIH? My new Dr is pretty good...she gives me cortizon shots for my brows..which has been working. Im not sure about DCPC...side effects seem tooo severe. Is UVB the same as PUVA?
\Thanks! ; )

Comment by Amy on November 19, 2009 at 10:14pm

Lee, where in DC are you? Im in Northern Virginia and I like my derm, she works with me, but I think you have found the issue, which is there isnt really a good treatment for severe AA. I had AA on and off (mild) for 20 years. Then bam, I went AT in June and bam again, AU last month. Holy smokes. DID NOT expect this.

Anyway, for severe AA your best bet is dcpc. You can try sulfasalzine as well. Topical steriods, kenalog shots, not really effective at the severe level. I not had luck with pulse prednisone though some have. Cyclosporine A and Methothrex are ok options but I wouldnt use them until you are done with having kids. Thats just me. Im doing UVB right now which gives me a nice tan but that is about it. I'm contemplating another baby next year so Im holding off on the big guns so I dont mess that little guy up!

Im going to the NIH on Tuesday, my derm is sending me! She knows someone there so Im going to be a lab rat for a day, see if they can crack my AU code. I think I have read every AA study from the last 20 years so I think I know the reality though, they have no idea.

But do try Vitamin D- 5K a day. It got my hair back once during a bad bout!

I have also tried tea tree oil, NET, chiropracters, accupuncture, multiple supplements, hynotherapy, aromatherapy, cranio sacral theray, massage, meditation, noni juice, zinc...you name it.

Good luck!

Comment by claudine on October 12, 2009 at 7:26pm

Hi Lee. Can you tell me a little more about Dr. Daly and what you like about him? I stopped going for the cortisone shots because a dermatologist friend of my dads said it was a waste of my time and money. He also said that the truth is that no one in dermatology knows much about the alopecias (AA, AT, AU)... that they do what they can... but our guess is as good as theirs as to what will work. Apparently one of his colleagues, who is also a derm, has a wife who is universalis... go figure, right?

so i've gone herbal, but i'm still hoping for something that will work for me. if you don't mind sharing more about Dr. Daly and your experience with him, I would really appreciate it as he is in my area. thks!

as for the DC area, i don't know of any good derms there but i will give a shout out to family in the area and maybe someone will be able to help.

Comment by Lisa on September 25, 2009 at 9:27pm

Hi
Yes I have showed her this site and did prepare her about AU and AT, but telling her it could happen is scary and stressfull. I know it is not the end of the world, but being 14 is stressful enough and I read that stress can actually cause it to get worse. On the Derm. issue- YES the one we went to was nice, but he said, "oh well you probably know just as much or more than I do " and was so ho-hum about it! I do want one that specializes in AA so I guess I will start calling through a list of all of them in the Porland area. As far as scams and natural products, $40 is nothing - some of the stuff I was looking at is up to $500 for 3 months I read- this stuff- Looks like it works, but...have you heard of it? Shmuel Gonen's hair treatment It is natural and a lot on the website is believable..... ???

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