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Suggest Treatment For Alopecia Areata

hello sir,i am suffering from alopacia areata,i am 26 years male.i have shown to a dematologist,she ask me for injection,but i refused as i dont want to take injection on head,so finally she recommend me the clonate gel, i am using it now,but still the problem exists,please guide me,tell me some medicine or gel or cream or tablet. thanks in advance.

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Dermatologist, Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney's Response

Hello,

I have gone through your query and intralesional injectable steroids are the treatment of choice for alopecia areata. You need to go for injections. Otherwise, you can continue with Clonate gel.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist

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