Alopecia Areata
Coin-shaped patches with smooth skin inside them, appearing over weeks rather than years. This is an immune condition, not a cosmetic one — so the first thing we do is make sure you are seen medically.
Autoimmune
Not sun, stress or styling
Weeks
How fast it appears
Referral
Our first step, always
Often
Regrows on its own
Self-check
Does this look like alopecia areata?
Tick what sounds like you. Nothing is stored, and it is not a diagnosis — it just makes the consult faster.
Often mistaken for
Traction alopecia
Loss along the hairline from tight styling. Different cause, different plan, and it can become permanent.
Tinea capitis
A fungal infection with scaling and broken stubble — needs antifungal treatment, not hair restoration.
Trichotillomania
Pulling produces irregular patches with hairs at mixed lengths. It needs support, not a laser.
Invented for this design: our standard pathway is a dermatology referral first, then supportive treatment alongside their plan — never instead of it.
Why it happens
The immune system mistaking a hair follicle for a threat
T-cells surround the follicle and interrupt its growth cycle. The follicle is not destroyed, which is why regrowth is common — sometimes spontaneously within a year — and why the condition can relapse in a different spot later.
Because it is immune-mediated, the medical treatments that matter are prescribed: intralesional steroids, topical immunotherapy, and in extensive cases newer systemic options. Our role is what sits alongside that — scalp health, circulation, and monitoring with photographs.
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Dermatology first, for diagnosis and prescribed treatment.
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Then supportive care here: scalp health, PRP where your dermatologist agrees it is appropriate.
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Photographic monitoring at every visit so regrowth is measured, not guessed.
What treats it
What we can offer alongside medical care
Prices are starting points. Which of these you need — and in what order — is decided at the consult, in writing.
Also part of the plan
Dermatology referral
Photographic monitoring
Gentle styling advice
Courses can be paid with Cherry.
Before & after
Our own patients, unretouched
Same light, same lens, same distance every visit. Drag the handle to compare.
In their words
Clients who came in with the same thing
Left on Google, edited only for length.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
They ran bloodwork before selling me anything, which no other clinic did, and my ferritin turned out to be on the floor. PRP plus iron and my part is measurably narrower on their photographs, not just in my head.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I have been losing hair for nine years and I am hard to impress. This is the first place that mapped which areas were worth treating and told me plainly which were not, then referred me on for the rest.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Shedding started at three months and I panicked. They checked my iron, told me what was normal, took a photograph of my hairline and asked me to come back in three months. No package, no pressure, and it did recover.
Questions
The things people ask us
If yours is not here, ask it at the consult — or email it and Nagwa answers within a business day.
Can PRP treat alopecia areata?
The evidence is mixed and it is not a substitute for medical treatment. We will consider it as support once you are under a dermatologist and the patch is stable — and we will say no if the timing is wrong.
Will my hair grow back?
Often, yes — many single patches regrow within a year, with or without treatment. Extensive or repeated episodes are less predictable, which is exactly why we photograph and measure rather than reassure.
Why do you insist on a referral?
Because the diagnosis needs confirming and the effective treatments are prescription-only. Selling you a cosmetic course for an autoimmune condition would waste your money and your time.
What does the free consultation actually include?
Twenty minutes with Nagwa: a proper look under clinic light and magnification, your history and any medications, same-light photographs for your file, and a written plan with prices and an order of operations. No deposit, and no obligation to book anything on the day.
Can I spread the cost?
Yes — courses can be split into monthly payments through Cherry, with plans starting around $45 a month depending on the total. We will show you the monthly figure next to the total before you decide anything.
Related concerns
Other hair and scalp concerns
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Seasonal Hair Shedding
Noticeably more hair in the brush for a few weeks each autumn, with density that recovers on its own.
Cycle timing
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Hair Thinning
A part that keeps widening and a ponytail that keeps getting thinner, over years rather than weeks.
2 treatments
Pattern + hormones
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Scalp Health
Flaking, itch, tightness or oily buildup — the environment your hair has to grow out of.
Barrier + buildup
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Slow Hair Growth
Hair that seems stuck at one length, breaking off as fast as it grows.
1 treatment
Breakage + health
We will get you to the right person first.
Come in, get looked at properly, and leave with a referral and a supportive plan — not a package for something that needs a prescription.
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