Do Patches In The Beard Spread To The Scalp?

Do Patches In The Beard Spread To The Scalp?

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At first you start to doubt yourself. A small patch is clearly visible on your face and it had not a single hair in it. You are convinced that it wasn't there the week before, but you start to doubt your eyes. For the first week it stays the same so you do not worry, then another patch appears and you are convinced that the original patch has got larger.
So you ask your partner, who looks at you with that confused look that says why the heck are you so worried about your beard, you shave it off every day.
What your partner can not see is the underlying fear that men suffer when they lose any hair. That fear is why is this happening and where will it stop.

Beard Patches - Alopecia Barbae

Alopecia Barbae is the medical name for patches in the beard. It is not typically stress induced, not directly at least, but instead is actually an auto-immune disorder. When Alopecia Barbae occurs, the body begins producing antibodies that attack the hair follicles. The anti-bodies are typically isolated to one patch of hair, producing a circular patch of smooth, hair free skin that is from a nickel to quarter in size. The hairs surrounding the beard patch are typically fine, brittle and easy to pull out and the patch itself sometimes will hurt or feel like it is burning. Conventional medicine still has not worked out the underlying cause of an auto-immune attack; however, the current thinking is that there is a gene that causes Alopecia Barbae which stress or environmental issues can cause to be turned on and kick start the production of antibodies that attack the hair follicles. Genetics do play an important part in this and families that suffer atopic illness see a higher percentage of this problem. Bald patches in the beard can come about very quickly. Initially when a patch develops you may not pay that much attension to it. As the patch gets larger, that is when the person takes notice and gets worried. Time is critical in preventing the patch from getting worse or for the effect to spread and cause Alopecia Areata, or patches of hair loss on the scalp.

Medical Treatment of Alopecia Barbae

When a man goes to a medical doctor for treatment of Alopecia Barbae, the treatment options are limited and some are severe with low success rates, lengthy treatment plans as well as side effects from the treatments. The treatments include cosmetic use of 5% Minoxidil to help encourage hair regrowth. While this treatment can help, there is not a high percentage revresal rate in cases of alopecia barbae. Steroids are another common treatment for Alopecia Barbae. Daily topical application of a steroid cream onto the beard patch is the most common way to use steroid therapy. However, some doctors will give the patient the option of a regiment of steroid injections once every four to six weeks for up to six months to help the hair grow back. However, steroids do not always work, can cause the beard patch not to not grow back permanently and the steroid can cause the skin of the beard patch to become thin and easily damaged. Minoxidil is often used in conjunction with steroids, as it appears to enhance the action of the steroids.

Alternate Means Of Treating Alopecia Barbae

Aside from medical treatments, there are a couple natural treatments available to treat Alopecia Barbae. One of the most effective methods of helping correct patches in the beard is the Beard Recovery Ointment. In this treatment, there are plant extracts as well as nutrients that help the body correct itself and stop attacking the hair follicles. These ingredients do bring about regrowth within time. Rather than try to supress the immune system which can bring about undesired affects. The Ointment helps the immune system get back on track and see the hair follicle as part of it's own body again. The Beard Recovery Ointment is part of the product group of Calosol which are effective on all types of autoimmune related hair loss.

About the Author:
Our work initially started with us dealing with our own hair loss problem. As time went by we began to list case histories on our alopecia website There was a great demand to solve beard patches and therefiore we developed a site dealing speficially in patches on the beard



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