Suspicion of scarring alopecia
Hello,
I have a few worries about having scarring alopecia.
So my scalp has been itching for about 2 years now on a daily basis. I went to a dermatologist who told me I had nothing and gave a little relieving spray that didn’t work whatsoever. In December, I started experiencing a particularly smelly scalp as well as much more itching. Also, my scalp started to hurt when touched, and I would sometimes wake up with the roots of my hair hurting like hell.
And, 3 weeks ago, my hair started to fall like crazy. The shedding is diffused, I don’t have delimited holes, and the places where I’m shedding burn and itch a lot. When I take pictures of it, I don’t see any pores or anything, it’s pretty white and smooth.
The hair loss is the most noticeable on the side of my head, and it’s currently spreading fast on the top and behind.
I managed to get an appointment with my doctor who told me I had nothing and that a soothing shampoo, few oils and pills for hair strength would do the trick. Safe to say I got mad and managed to get a blood test I’ll do tomorrow as well as a letter to see a dermatologist.
I live in a city in France where getting a dermatologist appointment is top 3 hardest thing to do in your life and it’s not third place.
—> My questions are :
- Does the scarring of the hair follicule happen right when the hair fall? If not, is there a time limit of action to save it ? Would an appointment in 1 month maximum be too late?
- Is there any way to stop the hair shedding ? My doctor refused to give me cortisone in any way, and it was the only thing that soothed me when I was applying it earlier in the year. But if it’s an inflammation, I don’t think a soothing shampoo is going to stop the shedding whatsoever ?
Thanks in advance for your help.