tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41933513622167249402024-02-20T08:11:10.961-08:00Alopecia Areata NYCWelcome to the world's most advanced Alopecia Areata treatment center, dedicated to helping individuals with Alopecia Areata regain their confidence. Led by a renowned board-certified dermatologist, our clinic at 629 Park Avenue in New York, NY, is internationally acclaimed as a top destination for Alopecia Areata patients from around the world. With an impressive 95% regrowth rate, we specialize in providing effective solutions for Alopecia Areata. Visit us today to discover the possibilities
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-62955448669630656232016-02-11T06:31:00.001-08:002016-02-11T06:31:09.703-08:00How Do I Treat Alopecia Areata? NYC New York NY<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.994px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;">There are several ways to treat Alopecia Areata, and results vary among patients. Patients with small areas of hair loss can either wait to see how their condition progresses, or treat themselves using over-the-counter Rogaine (Minoxidil). Rogaine widens blood vessels, allowing a greater amount of nutrients to reach the hair follicle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">For more severe cases, the patient’s physician may perform corticosteroid injections in the area of concern, to decrease the patient’s overactive immune response. This is actually quite effective at halting hair loss.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">When these methods fail, surgical options do exist to move other hair-bearing areas into areas of baldness. This is not commonly performed and a specialist in hair procedures should be sought out.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-86787672448807913582016-02-11T06:30:00.000-08:002016-02-11T06:30:00.423-08:00What are the Symptoms of Alopecia Areata? NYC New York NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">What are the Symptoms of Alopecia Areata?</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Round, smooth bare patches on the scalp or body</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Clumps of hair found on one’s pillow or when showering</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Hair that is easily pulled out</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-68123054569147115922016-02-11T06:29:00.003-08:002016-02-11T06:29:11.992-08:00What Causes Alopecia Areata? NYC New York NY<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.994px; text-align: justify;">It is strongly hypothesized that Alopecia Areata is a T- cell mediated</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.994px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">autoimmune disorder</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.994px; text-align: justify;">, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own hair follicles and blocks their growth. There is a genetic component to the disorder but interestingly, many patients first develop Alopecia Areata after a stressful or traumatic experience.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-87431167474368837982016-02-11T06:28:00.003-08:002016-02-11T06:28:36.610-08:00What is Alopecia Areata? NYC New York NY<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.994px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: white;">Alopecia Areata is a type of hair loss, and is commonly known as spot baldness. It usually occurs on the scalp, but can spread to other parts of the body that contain hair, including the eyebrows and other facial hair. Alopecia Areata can happen at any age and is found equally between men and women.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-5556438975359078892016-02-11T06:27:00.002-08:002016-02-11T06:27:07.300-08:00Alopecia Areata Baldness Treatment NYC New York, NY<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">Baldness is a troubling phenomenon for anyone, male or female. However, it is often thought to be a natural consequence of aging, particularly for many men, which makes it more socially acceptable. What happens when baldness occurs in a different way, though. How does a young woman with one large, single bald spot in an atypical location feel? This is the troubling scenario facing those who suffer from alopecia areata. Sufferers face scrutiny for several reasons: their age (young), the location of the bald spot (not the usual pattern of aging-related baldness) and the extent of baldness (total absence of hair in that location).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">What is Alopecia Areata?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">alopecia areataAlopecia Areata is a type of hair loss, and is commonly known as spot baldness. It usually occurs on the scalp, but can spread to other parts of the body that contain hair, including the eyebrows and other facial hair. Alopecia Areata can happen at any age and is found equally between men and women.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">It is strongly hypothesized that Alopecia Areata is a T- cell mediated autoimmune disorder, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own hair follicles and blocks their growth. There is a genetic component to the disorder but interestingly, many patients first develop Alopecia Areata after a stressful or traumatic experience.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">alopecia areataWhat are the Symptoms of Alopecia Areata?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">Round, smooth bare patches on the scalp or body</span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">Clumps of hair found on one’s pillow or when showering</span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">Hair that is easily pulled out</span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">How Do I Treat Alopecia Areata?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">There are several ways to treat Alopecia Areata, and results vary among patients. Patients with small areas of hair loss can either wait to see how their condition progresses, or treat themselves using over-the-counter Rogaine (Minoxidil). Rogaine widens blood vessels, allowing a greater amount of nutrients to reach the hair follicle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">For more severe cases, the patient’s physician may perform corticosteroid injections in the area of concern, to decrease the patient’s overactive immune response. This is actually quite effective at halting hair loss.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">When these methods fail, surgical options do exist to move other hair-bearing areas into areas of baldness. This is not commonly performed and a specialist in hair procedures should be sought out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">Unfortunately, no treatment has been proven to guarantee hair growth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">For most patients, hair can grow back but usually takes several months and sometimes up to a year. If the hair does grow back, patients are prone to future hair loss.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: xx-small;">In other cases, their hair loss may progress into Alopecia Totalis which is complete baldness. In the rarest of cases, patients may suffer from Alopecia Universalis which is hair loss from the scalp, eyebrow, eyelashes etc.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-50515098621470096362016-02-11T06:25:00.002-08:002016-02-11T06:25:05.528-08:00New York Dermatologist Doctors for Alopecia Areata NYC New York NY<span style="background-color: white; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">What is a Dermatologist? </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">A certification by the Board of Dermatology; practitioners treat pediatric and adult patients with disorders of the skin, mouth, hair and nails as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. They also have expertise in the care of normal skin, the prevention of skin diseases and cancers, and in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-76503834683363316002016-02-11T06:23:00.003-08:002016-02-11T06:23:55.945-08:00Alopecia Areata - Hair regrowth - New York<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">What is Alopecia Areata?</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia Areata is a highly predictable, autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. This common but very challenging and capricious disease affects approximately 1.7 percent of the population overall, including more than 4.7 million people in the United States alone. Due to the fact that much of the public is still not familiar with alopecia areata, the disease can have a profound impact on one’s life and functional status, both at work and at school.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">In alopecia areata, the affected hair follicles are mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system (white blood cells), resulting in the arrest of the hair growth stage. Alopecia areata usually starts with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis).</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata occurs in both males and females of all ages and races; however, onset most often begins in childhood and can be psychologically devastating. Although not life-threatening, alopecia areata is most certainly life-altering, and its sudden onset, recurrent episodes, and unpredictable course have a profound psychological impact on the lives of those disrupted by this disease.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Patient with Severe Alopecia Areata for over 1 year with no response to corticosteriod therapy with no results and area expanding. Injected with ACell/Enhanced PRP Hair Regeneration Therapy. (L) Pre-injections, Second photo Post-Injection follow-up 7 weeks , third photo (R) 8 months post injection therapy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">The causes of alopecia areata are not exactly known, or why only specific areas of the scalp are affected by the hereditary disease. It is believed that the immune system has an inherited factor that triggers it to react against particular tissues of its own body — in this case, hair follicles. These “triggers” can range from infection, medicines, to environmental factors. Interestingly, this disease does not actually destroy the hair follicles, but only “halts” normal growth. The growth of hair normalizes when the immune reaction goes away.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-25455968512012119492015-09-15T08:28:00.002-07:002015-09-15T08:28:03.505-07:00Can you treat alopecia areata? NYC New York NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 % of the world’s population. To determine the chances of success with treatment, you really want to sit down with a hair loss dermatologist who treats a lot of patients. Yes, success is possible for many patients. Treatment success is sometimes a bit lower in children than adults, but not always. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-31923608105827555052014-08-30T03:01:00.003-07:002014-08-30T03:01:26.880-07:00Alopecia Areata NYC<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Welcome to Alopecia Areata NYC at Alopecia Areata NYC at Alopecia Areata NYC Treatment Center in New York, NY headed by a Board Certified Dermatologist in New York, NY the most advanced Alopecia Areata NYC Treatment Center in Manhattan and the best Alopecia Areata NYC treatment center in the world.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-61915474978681868302014-08-26T06:22:00.002-07:002014-08-26T06:22:09.652-07:00New Hair Loss Treatment NYC New York, NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">New Hair Loss Treatment NYC New York, NY</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-18233116657403054252014-08-26T06:20:00.004-07:002014-08-26T06:20:24.642-07:00Cortisone Shots Alopecia NYC New York, NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Cortisone Shots Alopecia NYC New York, NY</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-35891493853417241342014-08-16T06:17:00.003-07:002014-08-16T06:17:53.551-07:00How is alopecia areata diagnosed? nyc new york ny<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is diagnosed through a medical history and physical examination. Your doctor will ask you questions about your hair loss, look at the pattern of your hair loss, and examine your scalp. And he or she may tug gently on a few hairs or pull some out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">If the reason for your hair loss is not clear, your doctor may do tests to check for a disease that could be causing your hair loss. Tests include:</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Hair analysis. Your doctor will take a sample of your hair and examine it under a microscope. A scalp sample is also sometimes taken.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Blood tests, including testing for a specific condition, such as an overactive or underactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-13827861340262695562014-08-16T06:10:00.003-07:002014-08-16T06:10:20.251-07:00How Can I Cope With the Effects of This Disease<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;">
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Living with hair loss can be hard. There are many things you can do to cope with the effects of this disease, including:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Learning as much as you can about the disease.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Talking with others who are dealing with the disease.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Learning to value yourself for who you are, not for how much hair you have or don’t have.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Talking with a counselor, if necessary, to help build a positive self-image.</span></li>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Here are some things you can use to reduce the physical dangers or discomforts of lost hair:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Use sunscreens for the scalp, face, and all exposed skin.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Wear eyeglasses (or sunglasses) to protect eyes from sun, and from dust and debris, when eyebrows or eyelashes are missing.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Wear wigs, caps, or scarves to protect the scalp from the sun and keep the head warm.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Apply antibiotic ointment inside the nostrils to help keep germs out of the nose when nostril hair is missing.</span></li>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Here are some things you can do to reduce the disease’s effects on your looks:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Try wearing a wig, hairpiece, scarf, or cap.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Use a hair-colored powder, cream, or crayon applied to the scalp for small patches of hair loss to make the hair loss less obvious.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Use an eyebrow pencil to mask missing eyebrows.</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-7671901263081624622014-08-16T06:09:00.004-07:002014-08-16T06:09:46.180-07:00How Will Alopecia Areata Affect My Life? nyc new york ny<h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata does not make you feel pain and does not make you feel sick. You can’t give it to others. People who have the disease are, for the most part, healthy in other ways. Alopecia areata will not shorten your life, and it should not affect activities such as going to school, working, marrying, raising a family, playing sports, and exercising.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-30848834782687711312014-08-16T06:08:00.004-07:002014-08-16T06:08:55.198-07:00How Is Alopecia Areata Treated? NYC New York, NY<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;">
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">There is no cure for alopecia areata. There are no drugs approved to treat it. Doctors may use medicines approved for other diseases to help hair grow back. Talk to your doctor about the treatment that is best for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">The following are some treatments for alopecia areata. They may help hair grow back, but none of them prevent new patches of hair loss or cure the disease.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Corticosteroids are drugs that reduce swelling and pain. They also affect the immune system. Corticosteroids may be given in three ways for alopecia areata:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Swallowed as pills</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Rubbed on the skin as a cream or ointment.</span></li>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Drugs that are rubbed on the skin as a cream or lotion include:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Minoxidil (5%)</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Anthralin</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Squaric acid dibutyl ester (SADBE) and diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP).</span></li>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Drugs that affect the immune system include:</span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Cyclosporine.</span></li>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">In photochemotherapy, a person is given a drug called a psoralen, which is affected by light. The drug can be swallowed or rubbed on the skin. Once the drug is taken or applied, the area with hair loss is exposed to an ultraviolet light source. This combined treatment is called PUVA.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alternative therapies:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Some people with alopecia areata try other treatments. These alternatives include acupuncture, aroma therapy, evening primrose oil, zinc and vitamin supplements, and Chinese herbs. Because many alternative therapies have not been studied in clinical trials, they may or may not help hair grow back. In fact, some may cause more hair loss. Talk with your doctor before you try alternative </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-55209232956469422142014-08-16T06:07:00.005-07:002014-08-16T06:07:48.081-07:00Will My Hair Ever Grow Back? NYC New York NY<h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Will My Hair Ever Grow Back?</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">There is every chance that your hair will grow back, but it may fall out again. No one can tell you when it might fall out or grow back. You may lose more hair, or your hair loss may stop. The hair you have lost may or may not grow back. Even a person who has lost all of his hair may grow all of his hair back. The disease varies from person to person.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-63530764660274497612014-08-16T06:07:00.001-07:002014-08-16T06:07:02.638-07:00What Causes Alopecia Areata? NYC New York NY<h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">What Causes Alopecia Areata?</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease. Normally the immune system protects the body against infection and disease. In an autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks some part of your own body. In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the hair follicles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">The cause is not known. Scientists think that a person’s genes may play a role. For people whose genes put them at risk for the disease, some type of trigger starts the attack on the hair follicles. The triggers may be a virus or something in the person’s environment.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-53383502974210868182014-08-16T06:06:00.001-07:002014-08-16T06:06:05.668-07:00Who Gets Alopecia Areata? nyc new york ny<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 8.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Anyone can have alopecia areata. It often begins in childhood. There is a slightly increased risk of having the disease if you have a close family member with the disease.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-56961415056922675452014-08-16T06:02:00.004-07:002014-08-16T06:02:56.785-07:00Reactions to Alopecia Areata nyc new york ny<h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.933331489562988px;">
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Reactions to Alopecia Areata</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata can be challenging for those who have the disease and for their families. Although the illness impact people differently, there are some common experiences among those affected. For example, you might be thinking that no one knows or understands what you are going through. Many people with alopecia areata think this and then feel immense relief when they finally meet someone else with alopecia areata or when they learn of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF). In addition to having common thoughts and feelings about alopecia areata, there are also common psychological reactions to the disease.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">People who have alopecia areata and their family members often experience a variety of feelings and frustrations. Reactions to the disease include the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alone, withdrawn, and isolated</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Loss and grief</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Fear that others may find out you have the diseasse</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Fear that others may find out that you wear a wig</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Sadness and depression</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Hopelessness</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Anger</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Embarrassment</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Guilt or self-blame that you somehow brought the disease on yourself</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Guilt related to how the disease is affecting family members and loved ones</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Frantic in regard to searching for an answer or cure (going to extremes)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">For parents, guilt that they may have genetically contributed to their child’s disease</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">For parents, helplessness that they cannot stop the disease or help ease their child’s pain</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">For siblings and other family members, shame and anger because the disease has also affected their lives</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-34202891087666404382014-08-16T06:01:00.004-07:002014-08-16T06:01:42.397-07:00Having Children after an Alopecia Areata Diagnosis nyc new york ny<h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.933331489562988px;">
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">As an adult with alopecia areata, the question of having children is practically inevitable. Many adults with alopecia areata worry that they will have children with alopecia areata, which impacts their outlook on bearing children. Though no one will be able to give you a definite answer as to whether or not you will have a child with alopecia areata, the odds are in favor of not letting the disease stop you. There is a one in five chance that an individual with alopecia areata could pass the disease onto their children, though there are many individuals who have had more than five children, none of whom became affected.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-83880304283551608902014-08-16T06:00:00.002-07:002014-08-16T06:00:12.874-07:00Alopecia Areata in Women nyc new york ny<h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.933331489562988px;">
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is a common condition that does not discriminate. It can occur at any age, and affects males and females equally. Women with alopecia areata are immediately confronted with the drastic change in their appearance, and the implications of this on how they view themselves and how society views them. The National Alopecia Areata Foundation has many programs that were created to ease the burden of all patients with alopecia areata, including women.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">In some people, the nails develop stippling that looks as if a pin had made rows of tiny dents. In a few, the nails are severely distorted. However, other than the hair and occasionally the nails, no other part of the body is affected.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Skin</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is considered a skin disease because of its location on the largest organ of the body. Fortunately, unlike the majority of other skin diseases, the primary symptoms of the disease don't include rashes, hives or itching. However, the exposed skin needs to be cared for just the same.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">In alopecia areata, the body is without hair in many, if not all, locations. It is therefore essential that individuals with alopecia areata are committed to daily application of both lotion to prevent unneccesary drying and a high spf sunscreen to prevent exposure to unhealthy rays.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Use of hats and accessories are other great ways to protect the head, ears and face from unwanted exposure. Please visit the NAAF <a href="http://www.naaf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=products_intro" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;" title="null">marketplace</a> for more ideas on how to keep your skin protected.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-50069445967223502162014-08-16T05:59:00.004-07:002014-08-16T05:59:19.625-07:00Alopecia Areata in Men nyc new york ny<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.933331489562988px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia areata is a common condition that does not discriminate. It can occur at any age, and affects males and females equally. Though many men without alopecia areata lose or have lost their hair, and the bald look on men has become acceptable if not desirable, adapting to a diagnosis of alopecia areata as a man can still be extremely difficult. The National Alopecia Areata Foundation has many programs that were created to ease the burden of all patients with alopecia areata, including men.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-74965723001384066852014-02-14T13:47:00.003-08:002014-02-14T13:47:46.176-08:00What is Alopecia Totalis? NYC New York NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Alopecia Totalis is one of a group of three main conditions. Those three are Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Universalis, and of course Alopecia Totalis (AT). AT is an auto-immune disorder which results in the total loss of hair, but only on the scalp. It is somewhat of an intermediary condition between Alopecia Areata which is patchy scalp hair loss, and Alopecia Universalis which extends to total body hair loss. AT usually appears in two types: One being a fairly sudden and complete loss of all head hair. The other being a slower form which originates as Alopecia Areata (patchy loss) and advances to complete scalp hair loss. In this sense it is sometimes tied to Alopecia Areata (patchy loss), but not all the time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Most sufferers are children and young adults under the age of 40, though it can affect people of all ages. It can also affect the the nails, giving them a ridged, pitted or brittle appearance. According to statistics, 2% of men and 1% of women in western society suffer from some form of Alopecia Areata. About 2% of those have Totalis or Universalis. This means that about 1 in every 125,000 men and 1 in every 250,000 women have Alopecia Totalis or Universalis.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-70167667622977858792014-02-12T06:15:00.002-08:002014-02-12T06:15:43.373-08:00Prognosis of Alopecia Areata NYC New York NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">The progress of alopecia areata is unpredictable. Some people lose hair in only a small patch. Others may have more extensive involvement. Alopecia totalis is the loss of 100% of scalp hair. Alopecia universalis is the loss of 100% of body hair. These last two conditions are rare. In the majority of patients, the hair will regrow completely within 1 year without any treatment.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193351362216724940.post-16708493279229044252014-01-30T07:01:00.004-08:002014-01-30T07:01:33.980-08:00Hair Loss From Alopecia Universalis NYC New York NY<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">Unfortunately, there is no permanent cure for alopecia universalis. Due to its cyclical and unpredictable nature, hair transplant would likely prove futile in the long run. Regrowth is always possible, but would occur randomly and in its own timing. There are some treatment options, which will vary in success depending on the severity of your condition. A couple of options include:</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">cortisone injections or pills</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: xx-small;">topical immunotherapy (chemically inducing a rash in the affected areas)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com