October 2 2006, 9:34 am PT | Posted in: Diseases + Hair Transplantation
I am 52 years old, male, and since about 18 months ago I have severe alopecia areata but only in the top of my head, not on the hair line, sides or back. My dermatologist says a hair transplant will not work in my case, that it will fall shortly, etc.What is your opinion?Isn“t there any hope for me on any kind of transplant?
Alopecia areata can be transplanted if the disease has been inactive for 3 years and shows a negative biopsy for active disease during that period. For those who I have transplanted who met that criteria (very few people), the disease had not returned, but this is a real risk even when the disease is inactive for 3 years.
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