alopecia areata

[selword]

my 15 yr old daughter has alopecia areata. I have read up on the subject and found out that there are no consistently effective treatments. Obviously this is very worrying for her.when she was about 2 yrs old she had this condition but it was a much smaller area affected. It cleared up spontaneously after about 6mths. however, I have been told that locally injected corticosteroids are being successfully used somewhere. Does anyone have any information or advice on this or on any other treatments?
We would be very grateful for anything you can tell us. thankyou in advance.

[dilio]

Alopecia areata helps massaging blood cerculation and dieting and excersizing and letting your sebacious glands massage thru your scalp try pink lotion in the spot and massage  

[marcia0649]

What causes alopcia totalis and how can it be treated or cured without cortizone or predizone?  My daughter lost er har a year ago and ther is no growth.  She is 36 yars old and I am trying to get god information to help her. Please advise.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

Injecting cortisone brings back a little hair, but it doesn't make the condition go away.  I rarely use it.  The best advice I have for those who have this condition (and there are lots of them) is to wait it out.  When there's a history of the hair coming out in one spot and growing back--the situtation your daughter's in--then that's the pattern that usually repeats itself at irregular intervals.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff