Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata
It's not hair loss, it's a disease
What is Alopecia Areata?
As the body's immune system collapses, immune cells fail to protect themselves, but rather, immune cells attack their own hair follicles (autoimmune disease), which causes hair to fall out in a circular shape is called alopecia areata.
The relationship between autoimmune disease and alopecia areata
A normal immune system is responsible for protecting the body and defending it from external antigens, but an autoimmune disease is a disease that occurs when the immune function malfunctions and attacks normal cells or tissues in the body. Autoimmune diseases can also be caused by factors such as extreme stress or malnutrition.
hair follicle attack
circular hair loss
skin attack
Atopy, allergy
joint attack
rheumatoid arthritis
lung attack
asthma
built-in attack
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
Types of circular hair loss
single round hair loss
Alopecia Areata monolocularis
Multiple alopecia areata
Alopecia Areata Multiocularis
frontal alopecia areata
Alopecia Totalis
systemic alopecia
Alopecia Universalis
Acute fulminant alopecia areata
Acute fulminant Alopecia Areata
1) Single round alopecia
If the number of circular hair loss is one
2) Multiple alopecia areata
In case of two or more alopecia areata
3) Frontal alopecia areata
When all hair on the scalp including eyebrows and beard falls out
4) systemic alopecia areata
If not only the head but the entire body hair falls out
5) Acute fulminant alopecia areata
A case in which the amount of hair loss and the area of the alopecia suddenly become severe, often over just a few days, rather than classified by the number of alopecia areata
Characteristics of circular hair loss
natural healing possible
very small or
If the bald spots have not spread
chance of recurrence
Those with military history
high recurrence rate
other treatment period
depending on the patient's condition
everyone of all ages
If your immunity is weak
Anyone can happen
1) Natural healing is possible
Fortunately, alopecia areata can be cured naturally without treatment. Among those who do not have bald spots, there are many people who get better naturally. However, in some cases, if the size or number increases, treatment may be difficult and the treatment period will be longer.
2) There is a possibility of recurrence
It is a disease that is recurrent enough, and the recurrence rate is high, especially in those with a history. Therefore, with temporary symptom relief treatment, recurrence is easy.
3) Treatment period may vary
Treatment duration may vary depending on the patient's condition. As with all other common diseases, alopecia areata stops getting worse and gets better after a turn. With active treatment, it usually takes 3-4 months to turn. In other words, symptoms may temporarily worsen for an average of 3 to 4 months after treatment. However, if you stop treatment because your symptoms get worse, your symptoms will get worse and you may miss the treatment time.
4) Occurs regardless of age or gender
Alopecia areata is not a disease that only occurs in adults, but it is a disease that often occurs not only in the younger generation but also in children with weakened immune systems.
Causes of circular hair loss
caused by excessive stress
immune system abnormalities
the biggest cause
fast diet or
due to malnutrition
malnutrition due to
autoimmune disease
Hormonal abnormalities
underlying disease
sleep disorder
heredity
Things to consider when treating hair loss
Accurate diagnosis
Accurate Diagnosis
suitable treatment
Adequate Treatment
Accurate inspection required
Alopecia areata is characterized by prominent symptoms and is usually diagnosed quickly. It is not an exaggeration to say that identifying the cause from various angles determines the treatment direction and treatment effect.
blood test
liver, kidneys, thyroid, cholesterol,
Anemia level, etc.
hormones, essential minerals,
heavy metal inspection
Immune imbalance check
other diseases,
Determination of bodily dysfunction
Immune function problem identification
Determination of heredity
Identify some genetic factors
1) blood test
It checks the liver, kidney, thyroid, cholesterol, anemia levels, etc. to check the disease.
2) Hormone, essential minerals, heavy metal test
Factors that can cause immune imbalance are checked in advance. It is a test to improve and prevent diseases and promote health through the evaluation of nutritional imbalances in the body, heavy metal contamination and endocrine function, and based on the results, clinical nutrition and medical prescriptions tailored to each individual.
3) Identification of other diseases or deterioration of bodily functions
When the adrenal function is lowered, the immune function is lowered, which can lead to exacerbation of scalp inflammation.
4) Determination of heredity
There may also be some genetic factors.
Requires a wealth of experience from medical staff
Main factors that judge poor prognosis of alopecia areata
size of circular hair loss
if the size is large
Number of round hair loss
If there are two or more and they are connected, the prognosis is poor.
location of circular hair loss
Along the hair-to-hair border, the hairline, behind the ears, behind the nape, and in the middle of the ponytail are in bad places.
Recurrence
If recurrence has occurred more than once
Period of occurrence of circular hair loss
The duration of alopecia areata has a strong relationship with recovery potential. This is because the longer the elapsed period, the more damage the hair follicles can lead to permanent hair loss.
Accurate hair loss diagnosis
Based on the experience of performing hair loss treatment and hair transplantation for over 10 years, we have researched only hair.
honest care
We do not recommend treatment to patients who do not need treatment.
Treatment is decided by prognostic diagnosis, and those with a high probability of natural healing are not treated immediately, but only observed.
We propose an appropriate hair loss treatment plan in consideration of the patient's scalp condition and hair loss progress
Accurate diagnosis
STEP 1
Scalp Diagnosis Basic Test
STEP 2
hair growth rate test
STEP 3
blood test
STEP 4
Hair tissue heavy metal test
Required inspection
selective test
STEP 5
Cell membrane permeation test
STEP 6
Saliva/hormonal test
STEP 7
musculoskeletal examination
STEP 8
active oxygen test
STEP 9
Live function/lifestyle test
THL test
Total Hair Loss Test
What is a THL test?
The THL (Total Hair Loss) test is a systematic hair loss diagnosis test at Mori Clinic. It consists of four essential tests (scalp diagnosis and basic test, hair growth rate test, blood test, hair tissue heavy metal test) and five optional tests (cell membrane penetration). test, saliva/hormonal test, muscle type test, free radical test, biofunction/lifestyle test).
suitable treatment
It is the most commonly used medicine for alopecia areata or seborrheic dermatitis.
Advantages
relatively cheap
Easy to handle, quick to use, and widely used
disadvantage
Side effects can be severe
Scalp depression, scalp inflammation, aggravation of circular hair loss, recurrence, etc.
For long-term treatment such as oral medications and injections, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression, gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc.
Short-term use is fine, but symptoms worsen as the period of use increases and the intensity increases.
Immunotherapy and nutritional therapy are treatments that induce fundamental improvement by reducing side effects in the treatment of alopecia areata or seborrheic dermatitis.
Advantages
few side effects
not good at relapse
It is not harmful to the body, but rather improves overall immunity
In some cases, treatment progresses significantly faster than steroids.
disadvantage
relatively high price
There may be temporary swelling and itching
Mori's treatment
At Mori Clinic, we are treating hair loss and dermatitis without using steroids.
immunization treatment
Non-steroidal immunocomplexes
Fundamental improvement treatment with no harm to the human body
immunization treatment
Fluid treatment supplied after identifying deficient components through hair component test
Nucleic acid, growth factor, vitamin, mineral, amino acid, liver detoxification, vitamin effect amplifying substance
regenerative light therapy
compound wavelength
Treatment to help improve and regenerate the scalp
1) Vaccination treatment
It is urgent to correct the disordered autoimmune disease of the patient in order to surely catch alopecia areata. Immunotherapy corrects the patient's disturbed immune system and provides fundamental treatment with fewer recurrences by resolving the patient's nutritional imbalance through nutritional therapy. It is a treatment that does no harm to the human body and fundamentally improves the scalp using immune complex substances (nucleic acids, growth factors, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc.) rather than steroids. After treatment, those who have atopic dermatitis or skin eczema will improve these diseases together.
2) Immunotrophic treatment
In order to improve the resolution of nutritional imbalance, the treatment effect can be further doubled if the damaged hair follicles are repaired through nutritional treatment, and the exact condition is identified through the hair component test and then improved. Fluid therapy is a personalized treatment that combines nucleic acids, growth factors, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, liver detoxification, and vitamin effect amplification substances. It is a method to restore the malfunctioning immunity that caused alopecia areata and normalize the immunity. It is a method to normalize immunity by suppressing IL-1 and TNF-a, which are representative inflammatory substances in the human body, and raising cortisol without lowering immunity by not using steroids.
3) Regenerative light treatment
It is a treatment that strengthens weakened hair follicles and helps improve and regenerate the scalp by irradiating the entire scalp with a complex wavelength as a principle.