How is traction alopecia treated in children?

How is traction alopecia treated in children?

Traction alopecia should go away on its own with a looser hairstyle, but it can take time for the hair to regrow. If a person with this type of hair loss develops a scalp infection, a doctor may recommend antibiotics.

Can kids have androgenic alopecia?

Objectives. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a well-known cause of hair loss in adults but is an under-recognized cause of hair loss in children and adolescents.

What is the best treatment for alopecia in children?

In our center, topical 2% or 5% minoxidil is used as an adjunctive treatment, in combination with topical or intralesional steroids. Hypertrichosis on the face and neck may be more common in children, especially at higher concentrations. As such, 2% topical minoxidil may be preferred in children.

How do you fix triangular alopecia?

What is the treatment of triangular temporal alopecia? Treatment is generally not required and is mostly ineffective. Surgical excision of the lesion, if the lesion is small, or hair transplants, if cosmetically significant, have been used successfully.

What is the Chinese name for Fallopia multiflora?

Fallopia multiflora (also called Polygonum multiflorum, Fo ti, Reynoutria multiflora and Chinese fleeceflower root) is a herb, also known by the Chinese name ‘he shou wu’. It is marketed for hair thinning, ‘blood tonifying’ and a variety of other conditions. Fallopia multiflora is permitted for use in listed medicines in Australia.

Where can I buy Fallopia multiflora in Australia?

Fallopia multiflora is permitted for use in listed medicines in Australia. Listed medicines are identified by an ‘AUST L’ number on the label. Listed medicines that contain Fallopia multiflora are available from a range of suppliers including through health food stores and through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners.

What are the properties of Fallopia multiflora tubers?

(2) Dried fleeceflower root tubers (Fallopia multiflora) containing anthraquinones, stilbene glucosides, and polysaccharides that may inhibit intestinal lipid absorption, increase the activities of lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipases, inhibit fatty acid synthase, and enhance LDL receptor expression.

Are there any cases of liver damage from Fallopia multiflora?

Use under the supervision of a healthcare professional.’ The TGA has received reports of nine cases of liver damage in consumers taking products containing Fallopia multiflora, in the period spanning 2008 to 2018.

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