Hair Loss News

Mary Van Voorhas started experiencing devastating hair loss 15 years ago.   In order to treat her problem, dermatologist Dr. Tom Andrus injected cortisone into the upper layer of her skin at the bald spots.

Fortunately for Mary she was one of the types of patients that respond to intra-lesional cortisone injections and her hair grew back.

The type of hair loss cortisone injections work best for is when the hairloss is caused by auto-immune problems such as Alopecia Areata.  Unfortunately while the cortisone stops the immune reaction in the treated area and the hair grows back, the same problem may pop up somewhere else on the scalp.  Cortisone injections are only a treatment and not a hair loss cure.

There are many reasons why women suffer from hair loss.   It could be stress-related, hormone-related, or in Mary’s case, an auto-immune system response.  What is important for women suffering from hair loss to know is that there are many effective treatments out there ranging from drugs, to topical solutions like Rogaine, to hair transplant surgery.

To read more about Mary’s case visit this link: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/1210126/