Comment by You can do it : ) on November 8, 2011 at 10:59pm

I go to Orentreich Medical group in the NYC every 6 weeks for injections. It is very expensive and I feel very guilty every time I give my parents the bill but it has been helping and they are very nice . They also give me drops I use them twice a day. And I fill my spots in with stuff someone recomended x-fusion.

Comment by Raj on November 9, 2011 at 12:11am

Pls dont go for oral or topical steroid... after a long intake of steroids i.e. 1997 - 2004, nothing is achived much but now i have bone related problem and continuous joint pain.

Now i cant even do regular work-out in gym..

steroid is a slow poison.. I remember that my Dr. use to tell me that local application in terms of shots not really impact the body .. but fter long i felt that my eye sight, bones and memory is getting affected because of this..

Comment by elaine on November 9, 2011 at 5:57am

I've had AA for 31yrs and have tried everything including cortisone injections in my scalp which had no affect but I've not heard of the stereoid ones. don't think I'd bother now though.

Comment by Mel on November 9, 2011 at 6:19am

hi, ask ur derm 4 more info.he is legally required 2 give u all the side effects as part of gaining informed consent for the procedure. The way steroids work is by slightly supressing the immune system thus suppressing the alopecia. They do come with massive side effects such as weight gain resulting in a 'moonface',eye damage, and thin the skin jst 2 name a few. Thats why they are not a long term treatment option. I had in injections 6 weekly for 6 monthes.they gave me migranes and neasua for a wk each time i had them and any hair that grew back fell out as so as i stopped.hope that helps,my main point is that ur derm should have explained the risks 2 u prior 2 any treatment.

Comment by adam fidencio pongan on November 9, 2011 at 6:43am

I am 32 years old and have had AA for 21 years I was told by my doctors that I would never get my hair back ever again. I have been shaving my for head for roughly 15 years. My eyebrows have been the only thing that I have ever really cared about and therefor I found it necessary to get injections in the eyebrow area. After roughly four years of injections they stopped falling out however they are looking rather sparse again this year. Does anyone notice greater hair loss when the cold whether comes? Any way I have tried every topical solutionn available and every oral steroid available. I have also taken street ani-diabolic steroids with no effect. The only thing that has ever worked has been local steroid injections. Yes there are effects but I love have my eyebrows.

Oh side note. I am Chemical engineer and my wife is a biomedical. It is my belief that well AA may very well be a curable disease the money associated with it is just not enough to ever make it through FDA trials. Coming up with a cure in my opinion is not the difficult part its the lack of profit that makes the cure impossible to find. Malaria would be cured and millions of people could be saved " If it were a profitable fix ".

Comment by adam fidencio pongan on November 9, 2011 at 6:45am

Oh I have also noticed that with injections even with re-ocurring patches they would grow back. I lose a little of my eyebrows every year but from all the injections they start to grow back before I get the chance to get back the the DR. If anyone has any questions or comments please write me.

Comment by Ana Rita Mota on November 9, 2011 at 7:52am

Hello Karli

I have had AA for almost 2 years such as you. Sorry my mistakes because i'm portuguese.
I have had the injections on February 2011, and my hair is so must better. I have all my head coverd by hair. I'm so happy. Although in the summer i start to begin to have severe itching in some parts of the head and i lost hair in those areas where I itched. I was afraid to return all over again then in October I went to the dermatologist and she told me that were scars from the injections. They are so small that i even bother with that.
There is the only thing i now about this issue. I have had 30 injections but in only one day but i do not know how works in your derm because you say you have been there for some time.

I wope i've helped you.
BE STRONG
With Love Rita

Comment by Ana Rita Mota on November 9, 2011 at 7:55am

I forgot i take cortisone injections not stereoides.

Comment by Neil on November 9, 2011 at 8:00am

I my memory serves cortizone degrades long strand muscle fibers. This is the type of muscle that your heart is made of and why long term cortizone use is not a good idea. I never had injections but used a cream for eczema until I found out what was in it and what it does. IMO it is irresponsible for doctors to be giving these injections due to the side effects and general lack of long term success. I believe they are doing it because it is the only tool in their toolbox for this condition, so to speak.

Comment by Neil on November 9, 2011 at 8:03am

Cortizone is a steriod. Like other medications it will go under a variety of names depending on who makes it.

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