| For the more than five million people afflicted with | | | | injections or pills. One treatment called topical |
| Alopecia Areata, non-surgical hair replacement is the | | | | immunotherapy has been known to work in some |
| only way to enjoy a full head of hair since there is | | | | cases, but is more controversial. Specialists apply |
| presently no cure the disease. There are three | | | | chemicals such as dinitrochlorobenzene or |
| different forms of the disease that cause patchy and | | | | diphencyprone on the patient's scalp to cause an |
| even complete hair loss. Treatment, therefore, is | | | | allergic reaction similar to poison ivy. Unfortunately, |
| finding non surgical hair replacement methods that | | | | this treatment is only available in Europe and Canada. |
| allow the disease's victims some relief from the | | | | Additional treatments such cloning show promise, but |
| trauma of this devastating disease. | | | | they are still in the developmental stage. |
| Alopecia Areata and Its Forms | | | | Non Surgical Hair Replacements |
| Alopecia Areata causes hair to fall out leaving small, | | | | Other hair loss treatment options are helpful if such |
| smooth round patches behind. Because this disease | | | | treatments fail, and may also beused while |
| runs in cycles, the hair can repeatedly fall out and | | | | undergoing such treatments. One of the most |
| grow back in often as fine, baby-like, hair. Other | | | | popular options for instant relief is a hairpiece such as |
| times the hair may grow back normally, but in an | | | | a wig. High-quality wigs look, feel, and move just like |
| irregular pattern, with subsequent hair loss in | | | | your natural hair would. Best of all, good wigs can be |
| completely different areas of the scalp. This can | | | | styled as well. Other hairpieces such as fake |
| often progress to complete hair loss in the scalp | | | | eyelashes are also helpful to hide the effects of the |
| area, becoming Alopecia Totalis. A further progression | | | | disease. For mild cases of Alopecia Areata, patents |
| of the disease is Alopecia Universalis, where the | | | | have used 100% human hair extensions to cover the |
| sufferer experiences total body hair loss. An | | | | thinning areas. |
| effective cure in terms of a hair loss treatment has | | | | Some patients have attempted several other |
| yet to be found, leaving non-surgical hair replacement | | | | treatments. Low Level Laser Light Therapy can |
| options the only practical way for victims to deal with | | | | stimulate hair growth, but success isn't a guarantee. |
| the disease and lead a normal life. | | | | For men, SensiGraft hair replacement systems are an |
| Medical Hair Loss Treatments | | | | effective way to restore the missing hair with a |
| Various medications can sometimes help these | | | | solution that looks and feels totally natural. A similar |
| conditions, but there isn't a single treatment that has | | | | treatment option is available for women. Called |
| been certifiably successful. Anthralin cream is a thick | | | | Reallusions, these hair additions are created by the |
| substance that is coated on areas such as your | | | | application of a virtually undetectable membrane to |
| eyebrows and scalp. The patient leaves this | | | | the scalp. |
| substance on the area for up to an hour before | | | | Even with all of the medical hair loss treatment |
| washing it off. Male sufferers have found some | | | | options and non-surgical hair replacement methods, |
| success with this ointment for re-growing a beard or | | | | there is no guarantee that you will ever be free from |
| mustache. | | | | Alopecia Areata. Items such as wigs and other |
| Other treatments that have shown some success | | | | hairpieces can instantly hide the hair loss, but no |
| include Minoxidil in stronger formulas and cortisone | | | | guaranteed cure is available. |
