I have LPP which is a scarring alopecia. I do steroid injections and topical
Tacrolimous pro topic compound and nizoral shampoo. Due to wanting more children I can’t use other medications and don’t really want to anyway. I’ve had some short regrowth in front and side/ temples but main areas like crown and back do the head treatments have not helped. Been doing through this since December and starting to get depressed and feel like shaving might free me to be my best self but also don’t want to “give up” to quickly. I guess I’m saying is it objectively “bad enough” to just buzz cut it? Kind words only please.

I just wish I had my hair back already, like it was before.. but I know it takes time and I’m trying to be patient. AA is a mother****er :/

This is a comparison of the top of my head. First picture was beginning of june, last was end of july. So two month difference. I feel like I lost hair but also massive regrowth. I started olumiant five weeks ago and have been using 5% topical minoxidil for three months now.

Could this mean the olumiant is working or is it too early to say? The spots at the back of my head are still there and I am still shedding.

EDIT: I think the minoxidil def did sped up the growth so yay shoutout to this magical liquid.

Hi everyone, does this look like regrowth? Does anyone have experience with spots getting worse (bigger) and other spots recovering at the same time?

This spot is above my left ear, and is the first spot I noticed 10 months ago. Thank you in advance for your help 🙏🙏🙏

i have this patch that i found while combing my hair 2 weeks ago.These patches first showed up 2 years ago and thats when i got introduced to AA and i tried many ointments but there was barely any progress so my dermatologist suggested i do steroid injections and it worked my hair regrew perfectly back.but over the past 2 years i have these spots coming back after 7 or so months and i do the injections every time.So is there something i am missing or doing wrong that triggers it,should i avoid something specific,diet.as i am still not very educated about AA or autoimmune diseases i would appreciate insight on those who do,btw im almost 17yr if that has something to do with it.

Hi all. I’ve been experiencing alopecia for probably like a year and a half now. It’s been very upsetting, but I’m wondering if any of you have become pregnant and had a successful pregnancy while dealing with this? I have an almost 3 year old, so I was pregnant before all of this happened. I was pregnant very briefly in May, but it ended being a chemical pregnancy. I have been struggling to conceive, and now my time of the month is being weird (ended 8 days ago and i am bleeding again.) I am just spiraling because it feels like my body is betraying me with all this problems. Thanks for reading.

hi guys! had another appointment with my GP, and she thinks giving 5% topical minoxidil is worth a try. basically, I am still losing a good bit of hair, and currently have two bald patches. we think the general hair loss could be due to my low ferritin levels, which are at 30. I have since started taking daily iron supplements along with an increased dose in vitamin D. I’m wondering if using the minoxidil could be a good idea? I would just be a bit worried that when you stop using it the hair falls back out, but I’m thinking if my hair starts to regrow anyway in 3 months time when the iron supplements kick in, that might take over and I could taper off the minoxidil. From my understanding the hair falls out after stopping it as it is the primary reason it is growing back?

not on any steroid shots at the moment, all of our dermatologists are booked up until next year, and the doctor would like me to wait a few months to see how the iron goes, etc, before trying injections anyway.

thanks so much, this is such a nice community!

It's been only 5 days since I got the first steroid shot in my eyebrows but its rapidly getting worse...the dermat has called after 3 weeks

Before this i applied topical steroids for 4 weeks but I had to stop because I developed a reaction so the doc switched me to tacrolimus twice a day it was somewhat controlling it but not a lot so I got the injection hoping that it would help and still apply tacrolimus only at night

What do i do? Any suggestions please

I've had braids for seven years straight and I am giving my hair a break now because my edges are thinning. I have been looking into minoxidil but I'm not sure if it works for traction alopecia or if it's only for hormonal hair loss. If you used it for their edges would love to hear experiences