Testimonial - Alopecia Areata

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Last December, my mother noticed a bald patch about 3cm diameter on the back of my head. A few weeks later, I realized I was losing a lot of hair. There were lots of bald patches now. My parents suggested I should go to the doctor, but I was reluctant to do so because I thought there was not much they could do about it.

My hair kept falling out. One day I realized I had lost almost half of my hair, the bald patches got bigger and I could no longer cover them up with my own hair. I decided to see the doctor who explained about alopecia and gave me wheatgrass cream for treatment. I was told it could take a long time to treat this problem and the treatment might not work.

I applied the cream once every day just before bed. At first it did not seem to have any effect and I kept losing my hair. The bald patches were more prominent than before so I was very worried at this stage. However, after that initial phase, in about 1 month, I noticed it was definitely getting better. The hair grew about 1cm, still very short, but it was new hair! The new hair covered most of my bald patch on top of my head. When I saw the doctor next time, the size of the patch was about 2cm diameter.

The new short hair kept growing. Thin soft hair now became normal hair and most of the bald patch had gone. I am very happy and thrilled to see myself in the mirror every day. I really appreciate having my own hair again. Finally, I would like to say thank you to the doctor and the wheatgrass cream.

K. T. Melbourne. Australia. March, 2002.