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by takk309 1466 days ago
It will be interesting to hear how this drug impacts those with alopecia universalis, a sub type of alopecia areata. My sister has universalis from birth. I doubt she would want to do anything about it at this point, she is in her 40's.
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My sister, also now in her 40s, got alopecia universalis when she was 17. Truly tramatic to a teenager.

The treatments at the time were mostly steroids, which did not help and caused all sorts of other problems.

This is an immunosuppressant, so I am curious at the long term implications of this. The current list of side effects is pretty scary.

Yeah, for sure. I would imagine for those that have learned to live with it, the side effects won't be worth the benefits.