TLDR Triamcinolone acetonide injections help hair regrow quickly in mild alopecia but not in severe cases.
The study involved 84 patients with varying degrees of alopecia areata treated with intralesional injections of triamcinolone acetonide using a needleless injector (Porto-Jet). The results indicated that in cases of limited alopecia, a high proportion of patients experienced rapid hair regrowth. However, in cases of established alopecia totalis, lasting hair growth was rare.
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September 1971 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Both steroids effectively promote hair growth for at least 9 months.
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June 1961 in “Archives of Dermatology” Triamcinolone can regrow hair in alopecia areata, but the effect is temporary.
July 2021 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine” Intralesional Triamcinolone acetonide injections are safe and effective for treating alopecia areata.
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April 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” 5 mg/mL of triamcinolone acetonide is most effective for hair regrowth with fewer side effects.
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October 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Tofacitinib is effective and safe for treating severe hair loss in Korean patients.
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June 2016 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Tofacitinib helped a young woman's severe hair loss and arthritis but not her plaque psoriasis.
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November 1996 in “PubMed” Triamcinolone regrows hair better but relapses more than anthralin.
