Need help with fingernails

I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with alopecia eleven years ago. For the most part I was getting injections in my eyebrows but in the past year I have lost all the hair on my head and all eyelashes. Recently I have seen my fingernails deteriorate. they are brittle, with nail pitting. All of them look awful. I have been taking biotin since April and have not seen positive results. The dermatologist gave me cream but that has not worked. Does anyone have advice? I am very self conscious about the nails.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated. Thanks and I am glad I found this site.

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Comment by Gemma on September 22, 2012 at 8:02am

Hi, all new to me this alopecia lark. Went on my hols 2weeks ago with a ful head of hair apart from one smal bald spot at back,come back with less than 20% of my hair.I can cover this up but my nails OMG hideous is the only word. Any advice will wearing false nail damage them more do docs frown upon the use of them or is it just a personel choice.

Comment by lovelyjan on August 29, 2012 at 10:50pm

Sportsguy,the cream that the dermatologist gave me is Clobetasol 0.05%. I was told to apply to skin of fingers just above the nails once at night because the cream would not do any good on the nails itself...well its not doing any good @ all. Nails looks like they have aged over a short period of time....really hates the way they look.

Comment by Casesmom on August 29, 2012 at 10:40am

If you find a solution please let us know.

Comment by Sportsguy on August 28, 2012 at 4:32pm
Lovelyjan, what is the treatment for psoriasis? I am kind of at my wit send with the nails. I probably not going to try acryllic. Got to be a solution to this
Comment by Casesmom on August 27, 2012 at 10:28am

Greetings friends, I had alopecial in my 30's after childbirth, now my 29 year old son has it, not a hair on his body. His nails are a wreck too. He has been taking biotin also, no luck. It seems there is nothing that works. My hair eventually grew back. He was bald for 5 years and the in 2 weeks all the rest fell out everywhere. Don't waste money going to dr.s. cath

Comment by lovelyjan on August 22, 2012 at 9:16pm

Is this nail problems part of Alopecia or something else? I have tried the Biotin....not working, went to derm..got cream not working ...What is it? According to the Dermatologist...Nail Psoriasis.

Comment by JeffreySF on August 16, 2012 at 11:50pm

I'm taking 2500 mcg currently. I used to take 5000 but I couldn't find it at the drugstore.
I suppose men can wear acrylic nails...why not?

Comment by Sportsguy on August 16, 2012 at 4:46pm

Men wear acrylic nails?

Comment by Sportsguy on August 16, 2012 at 4:45pm

i was taking 4,000. now up to 5,000 mcg.

Comment by Dominique Cleopatra on August 16, 2012 at 12:23pm

Try going to a salon and getting acrylic nails. I have one awful nail and I wear a false one over just that one.

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