TLDR Unani medicine helped regrow eyebrow hair in 45 days.
A 16-year-old patient with alopecia areata affecting both eyebrows was treated with Unani medicine applied locally for 45 days. The treatment involved twice-daily applications for the first 30 days and once-daily applications for the remaining 15 days. New hair growth was observed after one month, and normal hair was seen on the affected areas after 45 days, suggesting that Unani medicine was effective in treating alopecia areata.
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March 2019 in “Journal of autoimmunity” Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease causing patchy hair loss, often with other autoimmune disorders, but its exact causes are unknown.
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November 2018 in “JAAD case reports” Alopecia areata can sometimes appear as a straight line of hair loss instead of round patches.
May 2018 in “Journal of cosmetology & trichology” Combining platelet-rich plasma therapy with prostaglandin-F eye drops can significantly regrow hair in alopecia universalis.
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December 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” Alopecia areata is a genetic and immune-related hair loss condition that is often associated with other autoimmune diseases and does not typically cause permanent damage to hair follicles.
