My four year old has alopecia. I'm not sure why, but now he has bald spots on his head, and I'm searching for solutions. Does anyone know of anything that could help? Some medicine that you know of that might actually work? I know there are wigs, but considering he's four...I'm not sure he'd be one to wear a wig. Please help.
2007-02-01 11:29:15 · 4 answers · asked by Andrea =] 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The best thing to do is take him to a dermatologist. Most likely he will prescribe cortisone in either the form of a cream (most likely a cream since he is only 4) or shots right into the bald areas. I know this because I had it twice. I had it when my father died and right before my wedding. It is usually triggered by nerves. Does he go to preschool? If so he could be going through some kind of separation anxiety that may be causing it. Don't worry too much it will grow back. I am also a hairdresser and I have seen this many times. Best of luck.
2007-02-01 11:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by mom_2scotty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My seven 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous daughter has alopecia areata. Alopecia impacts the immune equipment. in assessment to what I before concept it incredibly is not a low or vulnerable autoimmune equipment it comes from over interest. The immune equipment turns itself on the hair. additionally in assessment to what others have suggested in the previous it incredibly is not brought about by rigidity and it can't be controlled or I could say stopped. you ought to use modulators and anti-imflamatory meds to assist. I placed my dauthers information in my 360 blog as this has been incredibly not undemanding for her and it helps to magazine. Now approximately Lupus: right it fairly is a few information I regarded up: Lupus is an motor vehicle immune ailment the place the physique´s immune equipment has lost its ability to tell apart between organic antigens (the physique´s enemies which incorporate micro organism, viruses and distant places components) and its very own cellular tissues. So it is your individual immune equipment it incredibly is incredibly inflicting the discomfort, inflammation and harm on your tissues. They sound similiar in techniques i might ponder whether lots of the indoors remedies used for alopecia might artwork for lupus.
2016-10-16 10:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out http://www.naaf.org - they're a support group, and are regularly informed of clinical studies being done on products to relieve the effects of alopecia areata.
2007-02-01 11:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a free informational dvd and a book on the
causes of male pattern baldness and female hair loss.
2007-02-07 06:18:34 · answer #4 · answered by j. f. roberts 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋