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Of course, your own personal physician is the best source of
information on what treatments are best for you and your own unique,
individual circumstances. If you don't like or trust your doctor, get a
new one. Seriously.
Prescription Treatment Reviews
But there is no reason why we can't share and compare and yes, even
rate our experiences and results with different medical treatment
options. What rarely seems to work for anyone, yet is expensive and
uncomfortable, merits some real consideration before undertaking. And
those treatments that many alopecians have found to be beneficial and
could comfortably tolerate, seem to be at least worthy of a discussion
with your doctor.
And if you and your doctor are trying something new, jump on over to the forums, and let us know how it is going.
There are treatments out there. Some that really do work for a lot of
us. Let's combine our collective knowledge to further the effort of
finding ones that work for all of us.
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Product Reviews Prescription Treatments
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Description
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases defines PUVA treatments this way:
Photochemotherapy--In photochemotherapy, a treatment used most commonly for psoriasis, a person is given a light-sensitive drug called a psoralen either orally or topically and then exposed to an ultraviolet light source. This combined treatment is called PUVA. In clinical trials, approximately 55 percent of people achieve cosmetically acceptable hair growth using photochemotherapy. However, the relapse rate is high, and patients must go to a treatment center where the equipment is available at least two to three times per week. Furthermore, the treatment carries the risk of developing skin cancer.
And like many alopecia treatments there are lots of differing opinions as to whether or not this course of treatment has broad benefits for the alopecia patient. Undoubtedly, PUVA does work for some people. We'll list here the research that we have found on the subject, and we encourage anyone who has undertaken this form of therapy to please take a moment to share your experiences in the "User Reviews" with those who may be considering it.
We will of course post more info as we find it, and if you know of any studies or results that we have missed please feel free to post them using the comments link for this item.
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