Beverly Hills Hair Loss Treatment

Here is another question answered by Dr. Mohebi, the Beverly Hills hair transplant surgeon in his hair restoration blog. This question comes from a 27 year old patient asking about an atypical hair loss. Here is what she asks: I am suffering from scarring alopecia from last 10 years. Initially I have 4-5 very small patches, but now they have increased gradually, these patches are very smooth and of red color. I never feel and pain, burn or sever itching on my scalp, but many times I feel sensation under my scalp area and on my face, it is just like something is moving.

Patient has used many different treatments and see many doctors who were in the fields of, dermatology, homeopathy, and Indian traditional treatments, but none of these have worked for her.

The condition, scarring alopecia (Cicatricial Alopecia or CC) is applied to a wide range of skin disorders. Inflammatory condition of the skin is usually present that causes destruction of the hair follicles. Biopsy of the scalp is generally needed to establish the diagnosis. Treatment options are different based on the exact microscopic diagnosis. In many cases the treatment of cicatricial alopecia is difficult and a complete recovery may not be achievable with medical treatments.

Some hair transplant surgeons operated on these patients trying to give them hair transplants for the treatment of cicatricial alopecia for those who have a healthy donor hair with limited success. In some cases the process of the disease may flare up and stimulate losing patient’s original hair along with the transplanted ones. I usually obtain a scalp biopsy from patients who have atypical patterns of baldness to role our cicatricial alopecia before planning for a hair restoration surgery in our Beverly Hills and Hair Restoration Clinic.

Dr. Mohebi a Beverly Hills hair transplant surgeon has recommended fining a good dermatologist and stick with his or her plan. You need to understand that the treatment of cicatricial alopecia might be long and a complete recovery might not be achievable in many patients.