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Suggest Remedy For Alopecia On Beard

Hello and good day, i have had alopecia on my beard since feb 2014 til present. I visited a hair loss clinic and confimed it being alopecia berbae,they gave me some cream and some pills to take. That didnt help and got another patch on the other side of my face, there is alot of tiny white hairs growing on the bold spots,should i try steroid injection and what time frame can i expect my facial hair to return to normal. Thanks
Fri, 14 Nov 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I will keep a possibility of Focal Alopecia Areata(AA) .

Alopecia Areata(AA) is an autoimmune condition. It usually present as smooth bald patches of hair loss, most commonly over the scalp however other sites like beard, mustache and eyebrows. eyelashes mat also be involved.

Sometimes hair may also regrow spontaneously in the patches. The new hair that regrow with or without treatment, are initially light brown or white; they repigment subsequently.

Intra-lesional depot preparation of Triamcinolone acetonide is the treatment of choice in adults. Regrowth is usually evident in 3-4 weeks with steroid injection.
A dermatologist usually administers the injection in his own office.

Other topical treatments that have been tried either alone or in combination with intralesional steroids are Topical Potent steroids ( e.g Mometasone Furoate, Clobetasol propionate); Topical Minoxidil solution; Topical Anthralin; Topical PUVA(psoralens +UVA therapy) etc

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Suggest Remedy For Alopecia On Beard

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic I will keep a possibility of Focal Alopecia Areata(AA) . Alopecia Areata(AA) is an autoimmune condition. It usually present as smooth bald patches of hair loss, most commonly over the scalp however other sites like beard, mustache and eyebrows. eyelashes mat also be involved. Sometimes hair may also regrow spontaneously in the patches. The new hair that regrow with or without treatment, are initially light brown or white; they repigment subsequently. Intra-lesional depot preparation of Triamcinolone acetonide is the treatment of choice in adults. Regrowth is usually evident in 3-4 weeks with steroid injection. A dermatologist usually administers the injection in his own office. Other topical treatments that have been tried either alone or in combination with intralesional steroids are Topical Potent steroids ( e.g Mometasone Furoate, Clobetasol propionate); Topical Minoxidil solution; Topical Anthralin; Topical PUVA(psoralens +UVA therapy) etc Regards