Scientists Successfully Grow Full Head of Hair On Bald Man
"A man with almost no hair on his body has grown a full head of it
after a novel treatment by doctors at Yale University. The patient had
previously been diagnosed with both alopecia universalis, a disease that
results in loss of all body hair, and plaque psoriasis, a condition
characterized by scaly red areas of skin. The only hair on his body was
within the psoriasis plaques on his head. He was referred to Yale
Dermatology for treatment of the psoriasis. The alopecia universalis had
never been treated.
After two months on tofacitinib [an
FDA-approved arthritis drug] at 10 mg daily, the patient's psoriasis
showed some improvement, and the man had grown scalp and facial hair —
the first hair he'd grown there in seven years. After three more months
of therapy at 15 mg daily, the patient had completely
regrown scalp hair and also had clearly visible eyebrows, eyelashes,
and facial hair, as well as armpit and other hair, the doctors said."
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