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Hair Loss
Hi everyone, I have traction alopecia on my temples and fully bald on top of my head (include a picture to explain) so a little bit of background. I have had...
Hi everyone, I have traction alopecia on my temples and fully bald on top of my...
Scalp biopsy
Hi, I was wondering does the NHS provide scalp biopsys? Are there any scalp biopsy clinics anyone can recommend in London?
Hi, I was wondering does the NHS provide scalp biopsys? Are there any scalp b...
Scabbing alopecia
Hi, I developed alopecia four years ago along with telegon effluvium after a traumatic event. I ended up shaving my head and had steroid injections and...
Hi, I developed alopecia four years ago along with telegon effluvium after a tra...
Scarring alopecia
I have scarring alopecia which I found out nor long ago.I lost most my head hair but now it has affected my beard as well.can anyone suggest anything
I have scarring alopecia which I found out nor long ago.I lost most my head hair...
Did your hair ever grow back years and years after having lost it all?
There was a time well over a decade ago when even though my health insurance had covered prosthetic hair pieces, I started growing baby hair and I it got long...
There was a time well over a decade ago when even though my health insurance had...
Jay 20 Experiences the Autumn Fall!
Hi everyone. I previously wrote to say how great I thought the Viviscal pills were. Well for a time they really seemed to be helping. I am just writing in to...
Hi everyone. I previously wrote to say how great I thought the Viviscal pills w...
New member
Hi there i have suffered from alopecia for most my life in the last 7 years i developed alopecia universal. I had a resent health scare and whilst in hospital...
Hi there i have suffered from alopecia for most my life in the last 7 years i de...
Lichen Planopilaris
I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has had treatment for this condition. There is so little information out there and no consensus of opinion....
I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has had treatment for this co...
Scalp Micropigmentation inquiry
Hello everybody. I am a happy to offer free advice to anyone who is researching Scalp Micropigmentation and would like to know more about this procedure and...
Hello everybody. I am a happy to offer free advice to anyone who is researching ...
SMP
Hi everyone! I'm interested in having SMP but meanwhile I've been prescribed steroid cream, to use for a month, just in case it will kick start regrowth. Is...
Hi everyone! I'm interested in having SMP but meanwhile I've been prescribed st...
FYI: Xeljanz as treatment for alopecia
Xeljanz/jac inhibitor for RA, in the news for reversing hair loss/alopecia.
Xeljanz/jac inhibitor for RA, in the news for reversing hair loss/alopecia.
Androgenetic alopecia
Hi there! I have just joined this group. I am in many ways fit, healthy and active - love walking, wild swimming, those kinds of things. The hair on the top of...
Hi there! I have just joined this group. I am in many ways fit, healthy and acti...
Unhappy
I have just join ed but had Alopecia for 15 year's following a big op. My husband of 40+ years still doesn't like to see me without a wig and still tells...
I have just join ed but had Alopecia for 15 year's following a big op. My husban...
Frontal fibrosing alopecia
Hi everyone, I have just joined this community. I was diagnosed with this miserable condition two years ago. I hesitated about going to my GP because losing...
Hi everyone, I have just joined this community. I was diagnosed with this miser...
Lace front advice needed
Lace front wig not sticking help needed, the adhesive and tape sticks to my skin, I think the wig is stuck then it lifts and the glue and tape sticks in place...
Lace front wig not sticking help needed, the adhesive and tape sticks to my skin...
Thinning hair
Hi have any older ladies had succes use ing Rogain foam for thinning hair on top while the back and sides are still thick.I have been tested for iron and...
Hi have any older ladies had succes use ing Rogain foam for thinning hair on to...
Chemo hair loss
Hi I am posting on this site as my hair loss is due to Chemotherapy 8 years ago. As well as the total loss of my eyebrows I have very little hair and have to...
Hi I am posting on this site as my hair loss is due to Chemotherapy 8 years ago....
Hair Loss
Hi In February I started to lose clumps of hair around my crown and sides the tests I had at the doctors came back ok apart from inflammation but second test...
Hi In February I started to lose clumps of hair around my crown and sides the te...
Need help to cope with hair loss
Hi I have recently started to lose clumps of hair around the crown and sides my doctor says it’s stress! And no treatment given ! I have undergone...
Hi I have recently started to lose clumps of hair around the crown and sides my...
Anyone tried Regaine for men
Hello, I'm new to the group. I was wondering if anyone has tried regaine for men and any success? I have a large bold batch on the back of my head and was...
Hello, I'm new to the group. I was wondering if anyone has tried regaine for men...
Help, wrong community!
Hi, I have somehow managed to get signed on to the wrong community! I was initially researching B12/Pernicious Anaemia. Help, how do I get out of this one and...
Hi, I have somehow managed to get signed on to the wrong community! I was initia...
HRT
I don't know where to post this, apologize if this is really inappropriate. I have alopecia, think it's female pattern baldness but not sure. Doctor never...
I don't know where to post this, apologize if this is really inappropriate. I h...
Wigs
Hi everyone, what are the NHS wigs like? I bought one privately when I started to lose my hair. It cost £400 and it’s not real hair. I went to Dermatology last...
Hi everyone, what are the NHS wigs like? I bought one privately when I started t...
Dermatologist recommendations?
Hi there, Am new here.. looking for a dermatologist specializing in hair loss based in London - if you have had good experiences with one please can you...
Hi there, Am new here.. looking for a dermatologist specializing in hair loss ba...
Considering the shave
Hello all, Had alopecia areata for a little over 18 mths now, male 44 yrs old BTW - currently an OP for this, on steroids consultant said something about...
Hello all, Had alopecia areata for a little over 18 mths now, male 44 yrs old B...
Well is have my head
Since my hair is falling off and it left me looking not so nice I’ve decided that the bald look suits me well even though I miss my hair
Since my hair is falling off and it left me looking not so nice I’ve decided tha...
A new me?
I am really struggling to come to terms with massive hair loss as a result of essential medication. I have ordered a wig but don't know how to cope until it...
I am really struggling to come to terms with massive hair loss as a result of es...
Coming to terms with hair loss
I am 67 and have recently started taking a Biophosponate to,help with osteoporis. I was warned that I might lose my hair and this is really starting to happen....
I am 67 and have recently started taking a Biophosponate to,help with osteoporis...
Aspiration Hair London Bridge
Hi, just wondering if anyone has had experience buying a hair system from aspiration hair in London Bridge?
Hi, just wondering if anyone has had experience buying a hair system from aspira...
12 months with AU - now it's time to loose the weight I've put on.
I have always considered myself healthy - I used to enjoy various healthy activities. Two years ago I worked hard and managed to get to a weight I felt really...
I have always considered myself healthy - I used to enjoy various healthy activi...
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