Destroyed in Patches: Alopecia Areata can make you lose a lot more than just hair in patches
The soft buzzing of the electric shaver made Priya angry now as she was getting late. “Come out Pritam, you can shave at the wash basin as well. Come out now or I am calling Mom!”. This had become a regular feature since the past month where Priya’s younger brother was taking long showers and he started to sport a clean shaven and bald look.
Her mother was shocked and angry at first when Pritam had shaved off his hair the first time as he cited a reason that it was the trend in his college and after that she had let it go. Priya however noticed a change in her brother’s behavior. The usually cheerful and energetic Pritam had confined himself to his own room and even stopped venturing outside. She had found out two days ago from Amit that Pritam was not attending college as well.
After what seemed like an eternity Pritam emerged from the bathroom, his cheeks red. He put his head down and quietly slipped out. Priya was getting worried now, she called in sick at work and after her shower she knocked at the door of her brother’s room and helped herself in. She saw Pritam sitting at the edge of his bed lost in thought. She went ahead and noticed the red marks on his bald head.
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She stood in front of him and looked into his moist red eyes and he spoke up “I don’t know how to say this Didi, my life is ruined. Hair loss in bald circles are forming on my head and beard and hence I had to shave them off completely as people in college started to tease me and would desert me as if I have some contagious disease. I was ashamed to tell you or mother and hence I shave my head and beard everyday so that the patches don’t show”.
Priya was relieved that her brother had addressed his problem to her and she knew how to deal with it. She immediately knew that this was a condition known as Alopecia Areata which is an autoimmune disease. She immediately searched the internet for alopecia areata causes and came across the following reasons:
- Genetics: It can be hereditary as one-fifth individuals with patchy hair loss will have family history of hair loss.
- Stress: Extreme cases of stress could potentially trigger the condition, but most recent research points toward a genetic cause.
Alopecia areata can also be accompanied by:
- Another autoimmune disease such as thyroid disease.
- Asthma and allergies, mainly atopic dermatitis (more commonly called eczema) and diabetes.
Priya knew about this condition because her uncle had it and after trying many different hair fall treatments he had finally found a solution in homeopathy at the renowned Dr Batra’s®. Priya’s research had also revealed that conventional treatment for hair fall control for alopecia areata included steroids which had massive side-effects and also the relapse chances were as high as 50%.
Homeopathy on the other hand had proven research stating that it had successfully arrested hair loss and reversed alopecia areata. Alopecia treatment in homeopathy has promising results. Priya immediately booked an appointment at Dr Batra’s® through https://www.drbatras.com/book-an-appointment, where more than 7 lakh patients for hair loss have been treated.
This was some time ago, today Priya still has to wait for using the bathroom because Pritam is busy washing his thick hair and grooming his beard. There is one difference when he comes out of a shower though…His smile and confidence does not have any patches anymore.
