The Available Treatments for Alopecia Areata

The Available Treatments for Alopecia Areata
Hair is made of protein called keratin, so when follicles produce new cells, old cells appear on the surface making strings of hair. Normally, adults have on their head about 100,000 - 150,000 hairs, averagely losing hundred a day. All of our bodies are covered with it, more or less. However, if it’s affected with some factors that number can be greater.
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in the hair loss in the shape of round or oval areas without visible inflammation of the underlying skin. It occurs in the hair-baring areas, but most commonly happens in the scalp.
Alopecia areata can be diagnosed through the physical examination of the bald patch. Sometimes other tests are also performed in order to rule out other causes of the hair loss. Those tests are serology, which discovers Lupus and a test of fungal scrapes, to see it there are signs of fungal infection.
The progress and the symptoms severity can vary. It can happen that the hair grows back again without any treatments within a year, but the correct diagnosis and the consultation with the doctor are necessary.
It can occur in any part of the body, which has hair, not just the scalp - in the beard, eyebrows, eye lashes and any other place where you grow hair. But it mainly occurs on the scalp, usually as round spots about the size of quarters. There is no physical discomfort associated with this disorder. There are three different types of alopecia areata, depending on the location and the severity of the attack:
- When hair is lost all over the scalp it’s called Diffuse Alopecia Areata. - In case when the hair loss is confined to the beard it’s called Alopecia Areata Barbae . - The third case is the highest degree of hair loss, from all over the body including scalp, eye brows, eye lashes, pubic hairs, nose hairs and it’s called Alopecia Areata Universalis.
alopecia areata treatment options available for divided to four categories: - Immune inhibitors such as steroids or Psoralen and UV-A light (PUVA) - Topical sensitizers such as squaric acid dibutylester (SADBE) and diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) - Non-specific irritants (Anthralin) - Vasodilators such as Minoxidil hair treatment
Cortisone may make the skin brighter, so patients with darker skin should be aware of that fact. It is not harmful, but it might be the reason to consider some other options. There is also an option of natural hair care products like Marbo Activator, which is made of herbal ingredients. It stimulates new hair growth on thinning scalp and bald regions, while hair becomes firmer and healthier. It has been helping people all over the world for last twenty years. Marbo Activator is one of the most effective natural products against alopecia areata and hair loss in patches in the world. Marbo has been tested for ten years before we decided to release it for general public and Marbo Activator was one of our first and obviously most effective products.