Alopecia Areata Case Report in a 25-Year-Old Male

January 2023 in “ International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences ”

A. Sharma, Pankaj Sharma, O. P. Sharma, Harish Jabdoliya, G P Mathur, Kanak Choudhary

alopecia areata homoeopathy skin disorders

TLDR Homoeopathy helped a 25-year-old man regrow hair in 7 months.

The document is a case report on the successful treatment of alopecia areata in a 25-year-old male using homoeopathy over a period of 7 months. Homoeopathy, a form of medicine that focuses on the uniqueness and symptomatic similarity of each patient, was used to select a homoeopathic similimum based on individualization. The report suggests that homoeopathy can be effective in treating several skin disorders, including alopecia areata.

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