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ALWAYS HOPE

Spring is here finally and I am so happy to report (despite the doom and gloom around recently) that my hair is back to being in bloom again! Six months ago...Spring is here finally and I am so happy to report (despite the doom and gloom a...

Jay2O•

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Universalis time frame?

Hi, I'm new to this group so I apologise for jumping straight in with a question. I'm a 37 year old male and have developed alopecia universalis. I've so far...Hi, I'm new to this group so I apologise for jumping straight in with a question...

Mikegen2•

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Cepharanthine-Approved Medicine for Alopecia May also help with Coronavirus

Hello, I believe that Cepharanthine, a medicine which was approved to treat various types of alopecia in Japan, was previously written about on this group...Hello, I believe that Cepharanthine, a medicine which was approved to treat vari...

Julie8787•

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I’m still so new to this

It has now been 10 weeks since I was told by my hairdresser that I had a medium sized, round bald patch behind my ear and as someone who has always had really...It has now been 10 weeks since I was told by my hairdresser that I had a medium ...

Anon108•

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Weird presentation of alopecia

Hi guys, Sorry this is my first post, I haven’t known what to say in the past but my alopecia seems to have gone into overdrive. I’ve already had steroid...Hi guys, Sorry this is my first post, I haven’t known what to say in the past bu...

Lipbalmaddict01•

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New here - alopecia

Am 66 and always had lovely thick, long hair. About 18 months ago a hairdresser told me I had a bald patch at the back of my head. We both thought it was due...Am 66 and always had lovely thick, long hair. About 18 months ago a hairdresser ...

NorfolkPoppy•

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Alopecia

I am a 11 year old child who has alopecia areata can someone tell me where I can find a support group for children I am a 11 year old child who has alopecia areata can someone tell me where I can...

Mad_maddie•

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Alopecia

Hiya Everyone, I'm a mum of five that has just been diagnosed with Alopecia areata. I have now lost more than half my head of hair and losing more daily. I now...Hiya Everyone, I'm a mum of five that has just been diagnosed with Alopecia area...

sjane79•

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Nude wig base - can I darken it?

I have hair loss caused by illness and treatment and have worn wigs for about 4 years now. I still have some of my own hair underneath, which is dark. This is...I have hair loss caused by illness and treatment and have worn wigs for about 4 ...

ally88ally•

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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...

Bawrai•

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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...

Iknownow2•

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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...

Lipbalmaddict01•

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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...

Garygg•

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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...

sittingwithfeetup•

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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...

Jay2O•

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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...

Oneil•

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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...

Melsop•

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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 ...

Brandwood•

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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...

RichieJ•

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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.

Hisue•

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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...

Alt-Mhor•

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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...

Woolroom•

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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...

Kristy2•

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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...

Angelaoxox•

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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...

maryemma•

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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....

SammyBB•

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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...

Hoppygirl•

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Alopecia triggered by pregnancy

23 Years Old and lost 25% of hair in one month... need advice please

Wig washing!

ALWAYS HOPE

Universalis time frame?

Cepharanthine-Approved Medicine for Alopecia May also help with Coronavirus

I’m still so new to this

Weird presentation of alopecia

New here - alopecia

Alopecia

Alopecia

Nude wig base - can I darken it?

Hair Loss

Scalp biopsy

Scabbing alopecia

Scarring alopecia

Did your hair ever grow back years and years after having lost it all?

Jay 20 Experiences the Autumn Fall!

New member

Lichen Planopilaris

Scalp Micropigmentation inquiry

SMP

FYI: Xeljanz as treatment for alopecia

Androgenetic alopecia

Unhappy

Frontal fibrosing alopecia

Lace front advice needed

Thinning hair

Chemo hair loss

Hair Loss

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