Scarring Alopecia Treatment
Friday, October 17th, 2008Q:
Hi, My name is XX XX and I am from India. My age is 27 years. I am suffering from scarring alopecia from last 10 years. Initially I have 4-5 very small patches, but now they have increased slowly, these patches are very smooth and of red color. I never feel and pain, burn or sever itching on my scalp, but many times I feel sensation under my scalp area and on my face, it is just like something is moving. I have taken lots of treatments Dermatology, homeopathy, ayurveda but none of these worked, may be because I did not continue any one of them more than six month. One or two year back it was kind of arrest but from last one year it again starting and I can see some new small small smooth and red color patches. I am very depressed and don’t know what to do. Please tell me if you can help me in any kind of diagnose or treatment in your research center or by any other way, please help me out. I will be very grateful!!
A:
Scarring alopecia (Cicatricial Alopecia or CC) is a broad term that applied to a diverse group of hair loss disorders. An inflammatory condition is usually present that causes destruction of the hair follicles. Biopsy of the scalp is generally needed to establish the diagnosis. Treatment options are different based on the exact microscopic diagnosis. In many cases the treatment of cicatricial alopecia is difficult and a complete recovery may not be achievable with medical treatments.
Hair transplant has been tried for the treatment of cicatricial alopecia for those who have a healthy donor hair with limited success. In some cases the process of the disease may flare up and stimulate losing patient’s original hair along with the transplanted ones. I usually obtain a scalp biopsy from patients who have atypical patterns of baldness to role our cicatricial alopecia before planning for a hair restoration surgery in our Los Angeles Hair Restoration Centers.
My recommendation to you is to find a good dermatologist and stick with his or her plan. You need to understand that the treatment of cicatricial alopecia might be long and a complete recovery might not be achievable in many patients.
