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The first time I heard the term “Alopecia Areata”, I was 5 years old, a little bald patch had developed in my hairline and my family was up in arms.
My mom took me from doctor to doctor and the little patch wouldn't grow back. After months of trying to get the patch to grow back, we noticed that there weren't any new patches forming, so we stopped looking for an answer.
18 years later, I developed yet another patch. I was very stressed at the time and thus attributed the bald patch to this.
I went to see a dermatologist and she prescribed some cortisone lotion and after applying the lotion, the patch grew back after several months.
6 months later, my hairdresser discovered another patch behind my ear; this patch grew from the size of a small coin to almost the entire left hand side of my head in a matter of weeks.
I was absolutely frantic, I went back to the dermatologist but the cortisone lotion was no longer working. I went to homeopaths, trichologists and GP's. I went for blood tests and I tried every treatment that was suggested.
I would research the condition on the internet and often I would land up in tears. I constantly inspected my head and every time I realized the patch was getting bigger, I would be distraught.
Finding additional patches led to depression, I was finding it hard to remain positive.
I tried to change my diet, I stopped taking the pill and I even considered quitting my job. At one stage I was taking 30 tablets a day (the tablets consisted of various herbal pills and vitamins)
I was searching for the cause of my problem constantly.
It wasn't until I went to the hairdresser one day that I decided to call Dr Alexander. Someone at the hairdresser had noticed my patches and said that Dr Alexander had assisted a friend of his.
I had heard of Dr Alexander but I thought that he only treated male pattern balding and thus I hadn't considered him before. I immediately made an appointment.
When I went to see Dr Alexander, he explained the condition and the treatment process, but most importantly, he gave me HOPE.
Dr Alexander was the only doctor that could physically show me proof of the results he had achieved; he showed me pictures and after seeing the successful results that Dr. Alexander had achieved with other patients, I was confident that I could also achieve such results.
For the first time I knew that I had found a doctor that could help me with this condition.
After a few weeks into the treatment, I noticed a considerable improvement and my hair was growing back at a rapid pace.