Microneedling with dermaroller cause small pinpoint wounds. This may be due to a need of larger doses and often accompanied by pain while giving them. Ī few cases of alopecia areata are resistant to intralesional steroid therapy and are often difficult to treat. Corticosteroids either intralesionally or topically remain the first line of treatment. In neither case does treatment provide a cure. Topical treatments in alopecia areata aim to achieve hair regrowth, but do not alter the underlying pathology, whereas systemic treatments can modify the course of the disease. It is estimated to be the presenting complaint in 0.7% of new dermatologic consultations in India. KeywordsĪlopecia Areata (AA) is an autoimmune and chronic disease that is difficult to treat. After 6 sessions, the number of patients who experienced the improvement increased to 12.Ĭonclusion: Therapeutic wounding procedure can be effectively performed at the affected site in patients suffering from alopecia areata. Results:At the end of 3 sessions itself, there was significant improvement in the treated areas in 8 of 15 patients with appearance of numerous vellus hair and gradual conversion to terminal hair at the end of treatment. Subjective and objective assessment was done after 3 months.
Five sessions of treatment with triamcinolone acetonide delivered to the scalp by microneedling, was done at an interval of 3 weeks each. Of the 15 subjects, 4 had Alopecia totalis, 4 had ophiatis pattern of AA, 6 had discrete patches and 1 had diffuse pattern of AA.
Methods: Fifteen patients of alopecia areata, who had tried various modalities of treatment beforehand (including topical and systemic corticosteroids) were recruited in the study. Various modalities of treatment have been tried with variable outcomes.Īim: To study the effect of therapeutic wounding by triamcinolone acetonide mesotherapy on hair growth in patients suffering from alopecia areata. It is estimated to be the presenting complaint in 2% of dermatologic consultations. Background: Alopecia areata is a recurrent, chronic, socially stigmatising non scarring autoimmune disease in which patchy hair loss occurs in some or all areas of the body.
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