Response About Proper TreatmentNEW by: Seymour M. Weaver, III, M.D.
Francyine,
When I approach a patient such as your self, my initial area of focus is to make an accurate diagnosis. My second focus is to find relief for any symptoms or problems that are being caused by the diagnosis such as getting hair that has been lost to grow back.
I have not examined your scalp, but based upon the information you provided, one of the possible explanations for what you have been experiencing is a localized form of an eczema condition called neurodermatitis. It frequently occurs at the middle of the top of the scalp; it is very common and not a day hardly goes by that I do not see several patients affected by this condition. For some reason, most of the individuals I see with this are Black females. I don't remember seeing 10 men with this condition in the past 26 years, but I have seen thousands of women with this diagnosis.
Many of the medications that you mentioned using in the past have anti-inflammatory properties and that is what is used to correct this problem. At times the medication is given by injection and at times the medication is used topically. It depends on the severity of the symptoms and the condition of the scalp.
Since the hair that is growing in area affected by neurodermatitis is oftentimes weakened by friction or rubbing, taking hair vitamins and using products that help to strengthen the hair can contribute to the hair growth returning to normal quicker. So, using the products that you mentioned are appropriate.
If you have an issue with dissatisfaction about services you receive from any health professional, then it is best to discuss it with that individual face to face.
Whenever I have a patient who is not satisfied with any treatment that I have rendered or any encounter with anyone in there office, I prefer to be told. None of us are perfect and there is always a way to get better.
Also, stress is a contributing factor to the development of neurodermatitis so everything you can do to stay cool, calm, and collected and avoid holding things in and letting them bother you internally will help your hair and scalp return to normal as well.
This condition can improve and show up again years later when the conditions are right. So, just because it gets better does not mean that it is cured.
