How hair experts treat alopecia areata? 

Thank you for noticing. Yes, I believe that there are now multiple sources of knowledge, but not many places to share opinions and experience 😊🌷

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Thank you very much for your comment. No nice of you!

Thank you!

Thank you Anarosa 😊. It was a pleasure being last week virtually in 🇧🇷 and Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, Regional do Paraná !

Dr. Dugonik, Thank a lot!

Thanks a lot Dr. Alouani 🌻

Thank you ! 😊

Thanks a lot for your comment! My pleasure !

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Thank you so much for your comment! 😊🌻

I am happy, if I can be helpful. My channel is designed mainly for residents / doctors who learn dermatology 🌸

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For hair loss, no doubt, a dermatologist. Some dermatologists have a special focus of interest in hair, so it may be worth searching for such a doctor

Wow Leopoldo. Thanks! When will you come back to Poland?

@@profLidiaRudnicka Hope to be back soon. :)

🌷🌸🌼💕 Thanks for coming back!

I hope that your appointment was fruitful and that your hair will regrow soon!

Yes, all treatments in alopecia areata have some effect on the immune system. I wish you good luck with regrowing your hair!

Unfortunately there is no good solution because the ginecologist will usually not allow to use our drugs. The good thing is that in most patients alopecia areata improves during pregnancy

@@profLidiaRudnickaThank you! This is a really challenging situation.

Thank you. There are so many variables, that there is unfortunately no easy answer to this.

@@profLidiaRudnicka ok, may I ask you a limit below which we aren't treating AA, as it would be merely "homeopathic"?

@@chiarapensa7492 There is no such dose. Many of my patients receive 10 mg prednisone or less (in addition to other treatments)

There is no rule

With doses used in dermatology (usually around 3 mg/kg/d) and regular monitoring I had no such case, but it does not mean that it can not happen and I always remain very cautious

1) I do not have good personal experience with MTX. Some experts say that it requires a high dose, others that it should not be in monotherapy . For me it is far-line treatment. But the idea is interesting. Follow few patients and publish ! 2) MTX is safe in children . Cyclosporine in my opinion with higher caution.

@@profLidiaRudnicka Thank you very much for the guidance. Look forward to learn more from you. (The first session of basics in trichoscopy was just too good, especially for people like me naive to dermoscopy)

@ Thank you very much! I will try doing both, some trichoscopy and some clinical non-trichoscopy, especially treatment :-)

COVID-19 does not cause AA. I have mamy patients with AA who had COVID-19. Generally it had no significant effect on AA, but you can not exclude a probability of worsening in some patients.

@@profLidiaRudnicka Thank you so much for your reply! I have a close family member that recently got AA about 3/4 months after C-19 and the dermatologist suggested that it may have been from c-19 and stress. I'm not a doctor, but there have been several reports online (on youtube as well) that are suggesting that AA is a manifestation of c-19. I'm certainly no expert but just wanted to see if you've heard of this or not. They say c-19 can manifest TE & AA?

I do believe Covid 19 triggered my AA ,fit and healthy none stressed male , no history of it in family,had a bad fever with Covid so immune system fighting it off ,got better but not 100% after 18 months immune system still on red alert still not much hair left🙁

@@tball7027 So sorry that is happening. It sucks. Did you by chance go see a dermatologist? Did your patches fill back in?

Yes I have hair on my head but it is very fine and it's come back white ,still trying to grow,I have no hair legs arms etc but I live in hope😄

Thank you, it is always a great pleasure to read your comments! 😊😀

It works (probably the best or one of the best drugs for FFA). Some data are here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29036252/ . I use dutasteride or finasteride as additional treatment

@@profLidiaRudnicka Thank you Prof Lidia. You’re the best! So my doctor was right. I’ll look at the info. Thank you again!

Prof. Am I wrong or you are actually the lead researcher in the retrospective study investigating isotretinoin as a treatment for FFA?Wow of course you're familiar with this treatment. Thank you for your work, it helps so many people out there dealing with this disease(including myself). Much appreciated!

I love LPP and I will be happy to make a video on this ! Thank you gór the suggestion!

@@profLidiaRudnicka Thank you🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 looking forward to that🙏🏻

So sorry you are going through this brother. Wishing you some hope and a miracle result

@@themax316 Thank you. I really appreciate it. its very tough.. I don’t recognise myself in the mirror anymore because of all the hair I lost in short period of time. I hope it will stop with medications🙏🏻

@@E10l it will. I am in a similar boat. They say that patience is the key. Tried steroid injections?

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