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[...] the media will want to report on. Media coverage = awareness! What began as a small group on Alopecia World now draws participants from throughout the United States and around the world. International [...]

[...] the media will want to report on. Media coverage = awareness! What began as a small group on Alopecia World now draws participants from throughout the United States and around the world. International [...]

[...] after a year of turmoil. How does a person deal with such a crises? Luckily for me I found Alopecia World and NAAF along with my husband Leo to get me through this transitional change. Life can be [...]

[...] of information to use! Here are our top 5 picks for the best information about alopecia: 1. Alopecia World Alopecia World is a website that has user-generated blog posts, forums answering lots of [...]

[...] said it was probably stress and that it would be "totally fine" after steroid injections... it wasn't fine. It spread to about the size of a ritz cracker, right on the crown [...]

[...] but This is what I have tried, I have no idea what actually worked if any: 1) I received steroid injections in the beginning and got more than the average. They do hurt a lot but beauty is pain I [...]

[...] week to see what he has next in his bag of tricks for me. We have just tried a round of steroid injections once a week for three weeks to try to "trick" my immune system and shut it down [...]

[...] inconclusive. The dermatologist gave me a topical steroid cream. She wants to give me the steroid injections but I'm not sure any of that will even work. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? [...]

[...] turn into actual hair and beginning to braid and style my hair without worrying about my bald spots. But just 6 months later I'm right back to my worst point. About 2 months ago my dad was [...]

[...] not knowing how bad it will get ? Will she loose everything or forever just have thinning and bald spots will it all grow back and be fine ? If I knew then I would be better at preparing her ! I have [...]

[...] , then stopped, so I've started it up again. But I'm just confused. Should I be experiencing bald spots on my scalp and eyebrows too? I don't know what to do next and am trying hard not to panic. [...]

[...] I'm wondering... how long does it take to go from Areata to Universalis? The bald spots on my head keep growing and now I've discovered small ones under my armpits and on my eyebrows. [...]

[...] she knows how Gru (the main character) is a man. She continues, "it's because of your bald head"...My immediate reaction was one of shock. Does it make me resemble a man now that I have a [...]

[...] a few months. I've thought about it enough to where I'm pretty sure I'd be comfortable with a bald head. Anyone in this position? I'd love to get your thoughts. [...]

[...] my head, it’s hard to focus on anything else in the mirror when there’s a strange bald head looking back at y at first that my clothes no longer looked how I wanted them too, it’s as [...]

[...] so I was used to losing a lot of hair when I washed, styled or brushed it but then I noticed a bald spot. My alopecia had a fast time course, I noticed the spot in October, was diagnosed in November [...]

[...] (possible diffused alopecia at this point) or diffused thinning due to my thyroid. I had one bald spot at the end of March and that is what started several weeks of trying to diagnose the problems. [...]

[...] the course of a few days the spots grew bigger and joined up so I was looking at a very large bald spot taking up about 1/3 of the front of my scalp. The dermatologist and GP were no help. My mom [...]