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Suffer Alopecia Areata, Getting Treated With DPCP Bottles Of Liquid. Any Cure ?

i am a patient from greece with alopecia areata.lately i am following the adice of a university professor and his treatment which is dpcp,bottles of liquid which i place upon my head once a week.now i am at the level of 0,6%-1,5%(each week i increace the percentage if i do not see results with the one of the last week,which is, due to my ignoress i guess, always).even my advice doctor says that this treatment which according to him is the best one has good results only in a percentage of 30-40%.what is your opinion?please help(i am 35 years old, i had serious psycological problems last year that is when the alopecia started but all the doctors say to me that they do not know the bacic cause for the dicease and of course not much in order to cure it.any help is well accepted)
Mon, 1 Jul 2013
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Hello,

Thanks for writing here.

Alopecia areata is an auto immune disease.

It is chracterised by having small patches of bald areas in scalp.

Many Treatment options are available,and it depends upon treating doctor.

DPCP is a contact sensitiser and it induces hair growth by causing irritation of skin.

Other therapy are intarlesional steroid injection,tacrolimus,minoxidil,topical steroid lotions etc.

You can continue with dpcp but if no response then you can consult your doctor and talk him about other treatment options.

I hope this will solve your problem.Take care.
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Suffer Alopecia Areata, Getting Treated With DPCP Bottles Of Liquid. Any Cure ?

Hello, Thanks for writing here. Alopecia areata is an auto immune disease. It is chracterised by having small patches of bald areas in scalp. Many Treatment options are available,and it depends upon treating doctor. DPCP is a contact sensitiser and it induces hair growth by causing irritation of skin. Other therapy are intarlesional steroid injection,tacrolimus,minoxidil,topical steroid lotions etc. You can continue with dpcp but if no response then you can consult your doctor and talk him about other treatment options. I hope this will solve your problem.Take care.