Folliculitis hair loss grew back
Wanted to share this in case anyone is going through the same thing and spiralling like I was.
I had pretty bad folliculitis on the back of my scalp/neck which caused inflammation and patches of hair loss. The first photo was during the worst of it, and the second photo is now.
Before going on Accutane, I was on doxycycline for months trying to clear it but it never fully worked. I also tried benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid which didn’t help either, but Accutane was the only thing that actually cleared it for me.
Once the inflammation settled, the hair slowly started growing back. It definitely wasn’t instant though, it took around 8 months after my scalp cleared for the regrowth to properly fill back in.
At one stage I was convinced the hair loss was permanent, so I know how stressful it can be seeing patches like this. I grew the back of my hair to hide the patches because I was so embarrassed but them. Just wanted to post this for reassurance that if the follicles aren’t permanently scarred, regrowth is possible once the inflammation is treated properly.
Happy to answer questions about my experience if it helps anyone.