I just remember a week before I found my first patch how itchy my scalp was. It felt like it was on fire and I was itching like crazy! Did anyone else have this experience? NowI feel like I can tell when I’m about to get a new patch based on how itchy my scalp is.

Yesterday after haircut I spotted this small spot is this aa ??

Hey all, I have one patch and that’s been there since around August and I got steroid shots in late December, hence all the growth. Is it normal for the patch the expand while the hair is growing in the center?

Thanks!

17M, been suffering from alopecia areata for 4 years now. i usually lose a small patch of hair and it comes back within a couple of months using clobetasol propionate, however this time i seem to have more than 1 patch of hair lost and doc still recommended to follow the same procedure. should i consult someone else or follow the same thing. also, which haircare products should i use and avoid to ensure minimal damage the next time it happens? the doc recommended me to use ketoconazole shampoo and some essential oils for maintenance, however that shampoo irritates my scalp and makes my hair rough. would appreciate any other advice or tip, thank you

I noticed that other people with alopecia universalis on this forum will grow hair back consistently and then lose it, or have peach fuzz on their head and just keep it shaved. I have literally no hair and it has never grown back anywhere on my body since I lost it at 17…makes me kind of jealous to be honest 😔 I’d like to at least have some eyelashes and peach fuzz on my head…having a head that’s shiny and just skin isn’t a big boost of confidence being a girl.

I was getting patches all over! Especially on top. Finally took the plunge! Treating the scalp directly is making a difference already with new growth:) sone days I feel confident, other days meh . Still better than how I felt with bald spots!

I just knew 2 weeks ago these two soft spots right above my right ear were alopecia spots, and I was right 🥲

The last spot I had was in the middle of my bangs area back in April. By July it was the size of a dime, then did nothing, then by October it was finally growing back. I lost my job late October, then November & December I was either jobless or somehow worked for TWO restaurants that don’t pay their employees. I am just now starting to work again, and in 24 hours I need to pay my landlord something because I’ll officially be behind 90 days, on top of other bills being late.

Since the last alopecia spot happened, I went through a miscarriage in July. I also found out I either have a cyst or a tumor on my ovary. It’s 17cm.

I asked if it possibly caused my miscarriage, and they said yes. It would be in competition with nutrients, space, etc. Hormonal levels, etc. I confirmed how big it would be in inches, and I’m so upset. How was this overlooked? “Well it takes a lot of skills to see”. Even when it’s this big? Why does nobody know what it is? I was in no position to be a single mother, but it still hurts none the less.

And once again, all of this unmanageable stress is coming out as hair loss. Am I stuck with this for life???? Do you think this cyst/tumor is connected to me having alopecia?

I have alopecia areata and the bald spot is not growing back. I only did one steroid injection and it stopped the hair from falling out. Then I went back in (I missed my appointment and didn't reschedule. So when I went back in it was months later.) the doctor said he's seeing regrowth and it'll take a bit. My hair stopped falling at the end of May, and it's been 8 months now and nothing. He didn't give me another injection. He just said to give it time. But he gave me oplezura to use if I feel it's not growing back. Is my hair not gonna grow back or what? How long did it take for your spot to grow back? Thank you

So I’ve been bald for majority of my life. In a few months I’m going on a school trip for 4 days and we’re having roommates in our rooms. I’ve started wearing wigs and makeup for about 2 years and most have forgotten or don’t know I have alopecia and I’d like to keep it that way. Does anyone know what I could use to sleep in? Or if I can sleep in false lashes? Any recommendations for eyebrows? Does anyone know of what could also be used underwater?

Guys what is wrong with my hairline😭😭i cant part it and its so much higher than the forhead please help me

My daughter is 14 months old and was just diagnosed with alopecia areata. I am beyond heartbroken, worried, sad, all the things. I am also just in shock this is happening. Does anyone have any insight on this? People who were diagnosed as babies and how this progressed? Or parents of babies this age and your story? Anything is helpful right now ❤️

Im about a year into the journey. Diagnosed last year and lost about half my hair in big round patches. While it was falling out my head had so many sensations, burning, itching all of it. Now that ive grown all my bald patches back in my scalp is always kinda achy. When I feel any stress at all it immediately start tingling in big patches. Just in general Im feeling some sort of sensation at all times. Its so distracting and stressful. Does anyone else feel like their scalp is more sensitive after a big alopecia episode? Im new to this I have no idea.

Anyone have experience using min only for AA? My derm appt is next week but I’m suspecting AA and have been using min for about 4 wks and there’s not a hair in site.

Hi,

Sharing this because when I was 15 I lost all of my hair. It started with one bald spot that eventually spread across my entire head.

I didn’t have hair for a whole year but then my mom found this article about henna oil helping with Alopecia. It worked for me and I have my hair back. It did take a year of applying daily.

Just a couple of other things to note, I had to really work on my stress management, take vitamins including iron, vit D. My diet also had to change, I had more salmon, meat, regular meals and a lot less sugar including chocolate, crisps etc.

Instructions to make the oil below

700ml mustard oil and 1 and 1/2 handful of henna leaves. Once oil is hot then add the leaves and let it simmer for about 6 minutes and turn the heat off. Let it cool down and sieve the leaves out and store the oil in a bottle 😊

I have a couple of small-mid size alopecia patches that show when my hair is out and was thinking of using the loreal retouch magic to cover the patches so I can wear my hair out with confidence! I just dont want it to make my alopecia worse. Has anyone else used it without any problems?

https://preview.redd.it/80btbyr213ge1.jpg?width=1001&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57ef8a65753709cfb4f6578c1615140dbf0aa183

I live in the USA and my wife (f 20) just started to have hair loss that looks just like aa. She has had similar hair loss when she was 3 and again at 6 and again at 12. So this will probably be something we fight for the rest of our lives. The main problem is we dont have insurance. It is not diagnosed yet and we have not gone to the doctor at all so I am wondering if there is a good insurance for aa. It seems like most insurances wont cover aa at all. Any info would be great thank you!

So I am 19 i had aa from when I was 16 , I started supplementing this on my own research . I was not deffecient in any of the things but only vitamin d 3 ..

I had aa from 3 years there was always a spot coming and going on beard eyebrows and some on scalp ..i started supplementing this from 7 months earlier and the last five month there is no sign of aa ..

I AM JUST TELLING WHAT I HAVE DONE, NOT ADVISING YOU .MAYBE THIS IS WRONG, MAYBE THIS IS RIGHT .I DONT KNOWWWW .IM JUST DOING IT SO I THOUGHT TO SHARE YOU. CAN BE THE NORMAL REMISSION I GUESS OR IT CAN BE WORKING FOR MEE IDK THANKS

. First week

 Monday - 100 mg iron elemental , 1.5 mg folic acid , with vitamin c chewable on empty stomach . Two ,300mg cod liver oil after dinner .

Tuesday - vitamin c chhewables 500 mg , two cod liver after dinner .

Wednesday -b complex forte with vitamin c and zinc .1.5mg folic acid . vitamin c chewable 5..., 2 cod liver after dinner .

Thursday - chewables, 2 cod liver

Friday - b complex forte ..chewables

Sat - dinner - multivitamin multimineral ,1 mg folic acid , ..chewables ,2 cod liver

Sun - chewables , cod livers

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Second week

Monday - 100 mg iron elemental , 1.5 mg folic acid , with vitamin c chewable on empty stomach . Two ,300mg cod liver oil after dinner .

Tuesday - cod liver , chewables

Wed - multivitamin multimineral,cod livers, Chewable

Thursday - same as Wednesday

Friday - same as Wednesday

Sat - -b complex forte with vitamin c and zinc .1.5mg folic acid . vitamin c chewable 5..., 2 cod liver after dinner .

Sunday - chewables ,cod liver .

And I treated my vitamin d deffecieny with 60k capsules once a week for two month and now I am on 1 capsules once a month for maintance.

Forgot to add I repeat ,,1 week then second ,then 1 and so on

Hi everyone,

I have been experiencing hair loss for over a year, not just on my head but all over my body, including my eyebrows, beard, mustache, and pubic area. There are no bald patches, only overall hair thinning (I can see some baby hairs in the affected areas). I have visited 2–3 dermatologists, but they only prescribed multivitamins. I had blood tests for vitamin D, B12, ferritin, iron, thyroid, and blood sugar, all of which were within the normal range. However, my testosterone level is 330 ng/dL. I don’t work out, and there is no history of baldness in my family, and what type of hair this is?

Please give me any suggestion

A few months ago, I discovered a large hairless patch on my head that has significantly increased in size over the past three months. I tried a home remedy and consulted a dermatologist, but unfortunately, it didn't have any effect, and the patch has only gotten bigger. I am unsure how to treat this autoimmune condition, especially since it has started to affect a new, small patch on my beard, which concerns me a lot. I've received some unusual suggestions from people, such as completely shaving my head and rubbing a rug on the spot, but they don't seem practical. If anyone has experienced this and found a way to cure it, I would greatly appreciate your help.

i took this pic on jan 2025

i took this pic on dec 2024

This is where i notice it first and it was in Nov 2024

I am having itchiness and dandruff in spots, after scratching those areas this happened... (In addition to this I have a alopecia patch in the back of scalp )