My son

[Samui dad]

I first noticed the small bald patch appear on the back of my son's hair about 3 weeks ago. The patch was on the back of his head and about the size of a 2 pence peice. I took him to the local hospital who diagnosed him with alopecia. The hair oss has grown and we have visited the hospital and he is now on medication and I have been advised to change his shampoo's and he is not allowed to wear any form of head wear. He sems fine in himself but I am not sure if I am being given the correct advise and i am looking for advise and help. i am a British citizen but have lived and worked in Thailand for 11 years. I really could do with some help.

Thank you

 

[Rawtashk]

What kind of medication is he on?

Also, ignore the haters that will most likely post on here about how finasteride is evil and you're a horrible parent for encouraging your son to treat his hairloss.

 

[Jl8T]

It doesnt sound like androgenic alopecia but more like alopecia areata, so lets not hop on the finasteride wagon just yet. What meds did the hospital prescribe? Corticosteroids? I think there is a whole forum devoted to that condition as it is very different from male pattern baldness. I believe it is more of an autoimmune disease than a hormonally driven process. I have seen people lose all the hair on their body (alopecia totalis) or just small patches. I believe it is common for medications to control and reverse the condition depending on the form/severity. Again all of this is based on what condition your son has and if in fact it is alopecia areata and not male pattern baldness which is a whole different monster. How old is he by the way?

 

[Joe-1991]

What kind of medication is he on?

Also, ignore the haters that will most likely post on here about how finasteride is evil and you're a horrible parent for encouraging your son to treat his hairloss.

Haters? how old are you, 14?

You really are a moron.

He is saying his son has ALOPECIA - finasteride is NOT used to treat alopecia.

 

[beaner]

What kind of medication is he on?

Also, ignore the haters that will most likely post on here about how finasteride is evil and you're a horrible parent for encouraging your son to treat his hairloss.

Haters? how old are you, 14?

You really are a moron.

He is saying his son has ALOPECIA - finasteride is NOT used to treat alopecia.

Sure it is. It's used to treat androgenetic alopecia. Alopecia means hair loss.

I think you need to get your facts straight before you start calling people a moron.

I will concede that the boy in question probably does not have typical AA and finasteride would not be the treatment to use.