Hi All,
I have been visiting a Dermatologist for past 2 months for hair loss along my hairline.The doctor has been treating me with quite a strange treatment which includes injecting a liquid into the hairloss areas.The procedure is basically similar to making holes in a solid surface using a needle.
I am really worried if this kind of treatment ever exists.
Please let me know if anybody has heard of this kind of treatment?


Thanks

Wha? What did he tell you this liquid is? What is the purpose of the injections? Let me guess: your not in the United States or Europe are you?

Wow! That does sound strange and I've never heard of anything like it. Did the derm show you via before/after pics of those receiving this "treatment" whether or not it really works?

I'd be very skeptical and ask for proof before going any further. Usually ANY successful hair loss prevention method is pretty widely known since lots of balding types hate hairloss but I've not ever heard of anything like this.

uvivek,

I never heard of such a treatment for hereditary hair loss - however, it is possible that you are being treated for Traction Alopecia? What is your hair loss diagnosis? One of the more common treatments of Traction Alopecia is to get corisone injections.

I recommend asking your dermatologist what type of hair loss you are experiencing and what he is injecting into your scalp, the quanity, and the purpose for such a treatment.

Falc

I am in United States presently and thats where i am getting this treatment. I went to the doctor and she said she has seen it before and witout any kind of diagnosis she starting injecting that thing.She has more than 10 yrs of derm exp so i did not ask anything.Please tell me wt all i need to ask.

Uvivek,

Ask the following questions - feel free to print this out:

1. What specific type of hair loss am I experiencing? Androgenetic Alopecia (hereditary hair loss), Traction Alopecia (hair loss in the hairline typically caused by cosmetic pulling of the hair - damaging the skin), Alopecia Arreta, Diffiuse Alopecia, etc.

2. What medication are you injecting into my scalp?

3. What is the quanity?

4. What is the chance this treatment will restore my hair?

5. How long is this required?

6. What are the potential risks/side effects of this medication?

In my opinion, it is extremely important to know what you are getting yourself into before undergoing any kind of treatment. Education is power.

Feel free to report the answers back to us.

Falc

uvivek...

can you also tell us this dermatologists full name , phone number and location...

Awesome..Thanks a lot for all the help you guys are providing.I will get you the full details of the doctor by tomorrow.Out of town right now.All the details are at home.The doctor is located in Bayonne,NJ.I will get the name tomorrow.

Thanks Again

Uvivek--Please get some info as none of us are familiar with this treatment and I certainly hope its not the "greenbacks" treatment. ie. She injects you with some bullshit that has obsolutely no efficacy at all and you (or your insurance company) pays her lots of cash.

NN

NN,

We don't even know what the treatment is.

I would suspect he is being injected with corisone for Traction Alopecia.

But I am waiting with baited breath.

Falc

Never heard of this type of treatment for MPB?

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delayed response. Was busy with some other stuff. So here i have the Dr Information.

name -Liliya Besedina
address 844 Ave C
Bayonne , NJ ,07002.

Let me know if anybody has heard about it.
Also i have not met her again to ask the Qs as told by you.Shall be doing it soon.

Thanks,

uvivek,

Thanks for reporting back.

Rather than the name of the dermatologist - it is important that you know what you are being treated for. I strongly recommend for YOUR sake that you do this ASAP and not put it off.

As I said, cortisone shots are a typical treatment for Traction Alopecia - but not for Androgenetic Alopecia (male pattern baldness).

Best wishes,

Falc

I would be very skepitical myself

sounds like a mumbo jumbo rip off to me.....

uvivek,

Do not trust this Doctor. I just went there to have her check out a rash and before I knew it she was scraping it away. She didn't ask me any questions about how I got it or do it hurt or how long I had it. She is terrible and unprosfessional. I didn't ask her to scrape it. I just wanted to know what it was and have some lab work done.

Anyway, I want to file a complaint on her. Would you like to file a case with me?

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Originally posted by uvivek:
Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delayed response. Was busy with some other stuff. So here i have the Dr Information.

name -Liliya Besedina
address 844 Ave C
Bayonne , NJ ,07002.

Let me know if anybody has heard about it.
Also i have not met her again to ask the Qs as told by you.Shall be doing it soon.

Thanks,

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hi vivek,
I hope u blongs to India.
Yah i had heard about it. This is also carried in one of hospitals in ghaziabad.
But from how much time r u getting this treatment and had u got some hairs after treatment or not?

Tushar

The only thing i can think of is the steroid they use to treat alopecia. They inject a steroid into the spot that is affected by the alopecia and that stimulates the growth and gets rid of the problem.