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January 2017 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology”
Certain immune cells contribute to severe hair loss in chronic alopecia areata, with Th17 cells possibly having a bigger impact than cytotoxic T cells.
User reported hair regrowth and thicker hair after using rosemary oil, zinc, biotin, vitamin D, and a better diet. They believe rosemary oil contributed the most to the improvement.
User used sublingual minoxidil for 5 months and saw progress. Also used topical dutasteride, alfatradiol, tretinoin, and reduced oral finasteride dose.