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U Can Grow Hair - Alopecia Areata - is an autoimmune disease where white blood cells from the immune system attack hair follicles and stop them from producing hair. Autoimmune disease happens when a patient's immune system mistakenly thinks that part of his or her own tissue is diseased. The tissue is then attacked. The most common symptom of alopecia areata are the patches of hair loss on the head, with smooth, hairless scalp in the affected areas. Alopecia totalis involves the complete loss of all scalp hair, and Alopecia universalis is characterized by the complete loss of all scalp and body hair.

Alopecia Areata is a unpredictable and disturbing disorder that affects approximately 1.7 percent of the population overall, including more than 5 million people in the United States alone. Though not deadly, this disease often causes more emotional distress than physical because of the embarrassment of hair loss.

Although there is no cure for this disease, there are treatments that may help the hair to regrow. It is very important to understand, the treatments available are meant to help regrow hair where it has fallen out and do not prevent hair loss.

Oral Minoxidil, originally used to treat high blood pressure was found to stimulate hair growth. Since this discovery, a topical Minoxidil (Rogaine) has been developed to help with hair growth. There a many medications that are intended to treat other medical disorders but seem to stimulate some hair growth, but Minoxidil is the first FDA approved medication developed for hair regrowth. Applied twice daily, it is typical to see results in as little as 12weeks. Minoxidil does not stop the disease process so stopping applications after hair has started to grow back may cause the hair to fall out again.