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Many treatments have been explored, including immunomodulatory agents such as imiquimod. [4] Tofacitinib citrate may also have benefits. In June 2014, a 25-year-old man with almost no hair on his body was reported to have grown a full head of hair, as well as eyebrows, eyelashes, and facial, armpit, and other hair, following eight months of treatment. [5]
It is important to note that treatment response to hair loss may be unpredictable and variable depending on the cause. 8.5% of patients with alopecia totalis may achieve complete recovery. [2] Certain conditions such as tinea capitis and trichotillomania usually respond once the infection or hair pulling behaviors are stopped. [3]
The underlying mechanism involves failure by the body to recognize its own cells, with subsequent immune-mediated destruction of the hair follicle. [7] No cure for the condition is known. [7] Some treatments, particularly triamcinolone injections and 5% minoxidil topical creams, [11] [10] are effective in speeding hair regrowth.
A GP explains the symptoms, causes and treatment. ... “Alopecia is a long-term chronic inflammatory condition which affects hair follicles and leads to hair loss,” says Dr Sanjay Mehta, GP at ...
The symptoms of female hair loss vary depending on which type of hair loss you have. You may notice sudden hair loss, gradual hair loss, or hair loss that gets better or worse over time.
Hair growth conditions. Gradual thinning of hair with age is a natural condition known as involutional alopecia. This is caused by an increasing number of hair follicles switching from the growth, or anagen, phase into a resting phase, or telogen phase, so that remaining hairs become shorter and fewer in number. An unhealthy scalp environment ...
Hair diseases are illnesses that impact the persistence and regular growth of hair. Types of hair diseases include folliculitis , hirsutism , hypertrichosis , hypotrichosis ( alopecia ), Menkes kinky hair syndrome , monilethrix , and piedra .
Pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA) [1]) is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. [2] [3] In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair loss typically presents itself as either a receding front hairline, loss of hair on the crown and vertex of the scalp, or a combination of both.