Hello Maya. My daughter has the exact same condition as your daughter. She is now 15, but has had this problem since she was 8. It started from chapped lips when we lived in Illinois.(Cold weather and severe winters) And she soon started licking around her lips causing the pigmentation. We are from India but live here in Arizona. She feels very insecure about it and it looks like a mustache. We have taken her to several doctors and dermatologists with no positive results. Let me know your daughter's current condition and if you can help somehow. Also, you mentioned that you went to visit a dermatologist in Pune, India. You had said there was considerable improvement. Since nothing has worked, we are thinking about laser treatment. Any advice about the situation?
Alopecia areata is generally self limiting, so tells an old friend of yours who is with me ,and that spontaneous regeneration is there in most cases.Nothing to worry.
hello doc,
Its been while since i last posted here.I have been to india.I tried to contact dr kelkar but he was out of station but i consulted another derma in pune, he gave me same answers and luckily i am noticeing huge diffrence in my daughter.
We came back two weeks ago.Last week after swimming my daughter washed her hair at that time we noticed two blad patches on her scalp.its not completly blad but has tiney broken hair..My GP thinks its alopecia areata as the scalp look heathy and normal.what can we do now? is there any treatment..i have read a lot about it. but there is no certain conclusion.
Dr.Shrikant kelkar,1st floor,udyogh heera bag chowk,nehru stadium,pune 02024448579
Thank you soooooo much and i will hold to your promise about letting me know pune dermatalogist as well....
warm regards
Sorry can not type the email.Address.Jain chambers,junction of sv and hill road,near bandra bus depot,bandra west.Res.26426840.