In reality, the causes of alopecia areata are not correctly known, but the treatments of this disease are applied on basis of current theory regarding the resistant system or will power. In various studies, you daily read that how scientists predicted about alopecia areata on follicles. What scientists don’t know about immune system is responding to something as yet unpredicted around follicles. Now, it’s discovered that more potent drugs are the best source of treatment of immune system and this discovery is supported by comments and conclusions presented by various researchers and medical experts.
They also announced these treatments valuable for the patients and gave some credit to these treatments. It’s seemed many times that alopecia areata goes into natural remission and the hair start re-growth without any treatment that’s a big hope. Various natural treatments are also applied on immune system that’s why; natural treatments are given great importance. A very strange aspect can be observed that some of these natural treatments affect immune system, while some of them don’t work accurately. These treatments have a few negative actions, which can be cured without any serious issue.
When you treat alopecia areata, the following facts should be kept in mind.
1-The success rate of applied treatments will be 75% if you have bald patches about less than one year.
2-If you have alopecia areata more than 2 years, then the possibility of success of applied treatments will be less.
3-About 40% patients, who have hair loss due to alopecia areata for a long time, will respond of applied treatments.
4-The natural re-growth may be possible at any time, because alopecia areata can grow the hair, even after a huge time of hair loss.
5-In the present, there is no suitable therapy or treatment for inducing remission.
6-The treatments by therapy are temporary and after stopping the treatments, patients face again alopecia areata. It has been observed that sometimes alopecia areata returns during the proper treatment, while in other patients, treatments trigger remission and alopecia doesn’t come back. The remissions can be constant and permanent.
Your hair can return to original phase if you apply any special or many treatments, but there is a little possibility of returning the alopecia areata, which is a huge and regret point. So, if you don’t cure alopecia areata permanently, then your hair will not re-grow in bald patches. The famous genetic researcher Dr. Angela Christiano discovered 1st gene attached to hair loss in human and he says returning of hair loss as the “madness that’s alopecia areata”.
Pharmaceutical Treatments:-
Corticosteroids:-
These drugs are applied in paste or lotion form or simply injected into or around balding zone. This treatment become too effective if it’s applied in 1st year of hair loss and it’s quite famous for alopecia areata. The lower doses should be used, so that treatment is carried out with a proper sequence. Like the other drugs, this drug also brings some side effects like atrophy of skin around treatment area, irritation, acne etc. These side effects occur due to injection doses and not due to drug doses.
Dithranol:-
It’s applied commonly on scalp and mostly used in treating psoriasis. Sometimes, it is used in early stages of alopecia areata and its success rate is quite well.
Minoxidil:-
Its brand name is Rogaine that’s available in solution form, which is mostly used in androgenetic alopecia, but now is being used in alopecia areata.
Systemic Cortisone:-
It’s usually available in pills, but injection and topical solution are also available, which are more effective than pills. Injection or topical solution form is stronger and powerful dose for hair loss. It should be kept in mind that these forms are only beneficial in short time and initial stages of alopecia areata, while for long time treatments it can create so many dangerous side effects on the body. The main side effects are fatness, heavy weight, menstrual problems, migraines, eye complications, high blood pressure, diabetes, stunted growth in children, mood swings, acne and osteoporosis.
PUVA:-
When ultraviolet light and 8-MOP are combined, as a result PUVA is designed that’s quite better for immune system and scalp. The treatments are just given 3 times a week and for about 6 to 8 weeks, which depends upon the condition and doctor’s advice. The treatment should be taken by some expert not by yourself. A light sensitive drug called psoralen, given either orally or as a topical cream and then exposed to’ ultraviolet light, has been shown in clinical studies to cause “cosmetically acceptable ‘hair re-growth” in about 5,5 percent of people undergoing the therapy. Such a success rate sounds great, but the relapse rate is high” it requires treatment MO to three times a week at a clinic, and it carries the risk of developing skin cancer.
Irritants:-
It is mostly used for increasing the power and force of immune system and is sold under the brand names irritants and allergens. The major task of this drug is treatment of follicles as well as scalp in hair loss disease. It makes follicles able to grow the hair again, while regular use of drug results in allergies, skin problems, itching, rash and irritation. The side effects of this chemical dose are swollen lymph nodes, hives and a clear change in skin pigmentation at the treatment zone.
Cyclosparin:-
When transplant surgery is applied, then immune system disturbs and attacks on transplanted organs, which is blocked by this splendid drug. The power and strength of this drug is too high that can kill alopecia areata easily. It’s also important thing that this drug is dangerous and quite furious for human health. It affects kidney and other systems of the body. That’s why; the expert doctors and researchers are using this drug in clinical experiments and not in routine treatments.
Natural Treatments:-
Basic Essential Oil Treatment:-
This was created by a patient herself for treating alopecia areata. Melanie Von Zabuesnig made this formula when she had totally baldness, but this solution started re-growth of her hair and gave unexpected results. He got her hair within six months and then she wrote her story in Natural Health magazine. The essential oils have various well known properties and are fertile with natural substances. These oils should be used after mixing them with some blended into base oil. Now, she is working on making and creating the precious formulae for hair loss treatments.
The following formula is quite helpful in alopecia areata treatment in women.
1-Mix up to two teaspoons of jojoba oil, the following essential oils;
(a)-about 9 drops of rosemary essential oil,
(b)-while six drops of lavender oil,
2-Add and then make a complete massage of scalp and leave on overnight,
3-in the morning wash the massage area with a mixture of cold and hot water.
Significant Note:-
The rosemary oil should not be used by pregnant women, children under 5, patients of diabetes, high blood pressure and epilepsy.
If you want use this treatment in morning, then massage a half teaspoon of cayenne extract into scalp with a soft toothbrush. Do this for 15 minutes and then rinse between hot and cold water. Prevent your eyes from this solution.
Aloe Vera:-
The Aloe Vera gel is used in various areas, where people prefer and believe in these natural substance more than chemical doses. There is no doubt that Aloe Vera has a lot of natural healing and anti-inflammatory qualities. That’s why; the most people of Asia 100% use Aloe Vera for hair loss treatment. Aloe Vera is better for baldness and alopecia areata treatment in women.
Stress Reduction (Massage, Medication & Acupuncture):-
It has been mentioned in many research articles that stress is the biggest cause of alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia. That’s why, a number of experts and doctors advise the patients for reducing tensions and stress on mind. For this purpose, medication, acupuncture and massage methods have been introduced for reduction of mental stress.
Sunlight:-
With medical searches on sunlight, it has been concluded that sunlight is a very good factor that keeps fresh and balance the internal mechanism of body. The Ultraviolet light can affect immune system and increase the power of immune system for resisting in attacking on scalp and follicles. Now, Ultraviolet is widely being used for treatment of alopecia areata.
Zinc:-
Basically Zinc is used for curing androgenetic alopecia, but now it’s being used for treatment of alopecia areata. In Europe, the research has proved that alopecia areata is caused by deficiency in Zinc quantity in body. If you need zinc dose, then take assistance of your physician or doctor.
Chinese Herbs:-
Chinese herbs are too popular in treatments of hair loss in women and men. These herbs carry unlimited natural qualities, which are used in curing alopecia areata. A very famous Chinese herb is Ho Shou Wu that means that “Mr. Ho has back hair.” These herbs are available in capsule forms as well as in tea form.
Gamma Linolenic Acid in Specific Oils:-
It’s a very effective and good hair protecting material available in the world that can prevent androgenetic and alopecia areata from women and men’s life. The researches and studies have proved that unsaturated fatty acids like gamma Linolenic acid inhibit enzymes 5 Alpha reductase that changes testosterone into hair follicle harming DHT. Linseed oil has a good fatty acid and other plants like sunflower, black currant oil, evening primrose & soy oil. You can use all these oils in various forms for internal use. GLA basically makes hair black, healthy and long. About 500mg capsule of black currant oil can make your hair strong and hair quality.
Omega 3 Fatty Acid Found in Oils:-
Fish oil, flaxseed oil and linseed oil are very famous fatty acid oils, which can be used in treatments of hair loss in men and women. These oils contain higher amount of Omega 3 fatty acid, which is accurate and essential for hair growth. These can cover so many other internal and external tasks like erectile power of men, fulfillment of vitamins and proteins in women etc.
Panel Commentary on Treatments:-
1-DR. Marty Sawaya:-
Actually, pharmaceutical companies mostly ignore treatments and cure of patients, but they just need a lion share contribution in their profits and incomes.
2-DR. Ken Washenik:-
(a)-Numerous doctors and researchers say that females get facial hair, as they are being careless, while applying Rogaine on the face, which is absolutely false. We are aware that facial hair growing is quite identical to Rogaine dripping on your skin. The excess facial hair problem is also cause and made responsible by androgenetic alopecia problem in women.
(b)-It clears that Propecia can work in women, but I haven’t seen in starling improvements in women that I have seen in men. It’s due to this that women have not a nice balding spot for looking at, while it’s not easy to say that there is a bigger possibility of re-growth of hair.
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