Pernilla has been diagnosed with alopecia totalis. At the time, no one knew what caused her sudden hair loss, but her hair grew back after a year. Three years later, Pernilla lost all her hair again and this time the hair didn’t seem to want to grow back. Pernilla felt discouraged and thought it was hopeless, but one evening her partner saw that there was a treatment that might help her get her hair back by stimulating the hair follicles, this treatment was PRP.
När Pernilla fick diagnosen alopecia totalis
It took a few years for Pernilla to start losing her hair again, but once it started, it was faster than before. In just one month, she had lost all her hair. That’s when Pernilla was diagnosed with alopecia totalis, (which is a cause of thinning hair in women), and she was informed that there was no treatment for it.
Suddenly I had no hair on one side of my head
Pernilla tog kontakt med Nordic Hair Clinic och hade telefonkonsultation med Maggie eftersom hon inte bor nära Stockholm. Efter samtalet kände Pernilla att det var värt att testa PRP. Hon hade inte haft något hår alls i flera år vid det här laget, så PRP kändes som en sista chans för henne att få tillbaka sitt hår.
PRP therapy as a treatment
– I started with 5 treatments and my hair started growing right away. Since I didn’t have any hair left on my head, it was so clear after the first treatment that it was starting to grow back. However, not to the extent that I could do without a wig. But it was so great to know that there was a chance that I could get my hair back. I didn’t think it was possible at that point. I almost thought it was completely gone. So it was really great that PRP actually worked, says Pernilla.
Pernilla’s tips for others with the same diagnosis
It is now easier to find information about alopecia totalis, which was not available when Pernilla first experienced her symptoms. Pernilla’s advice to others with the same disease is not to stress yourself out.
– There is help available. I stressed myself out and then it gets worse. Stress is very bad for this diagnosis. Dare to try PRP. It has been so effective for me, so that is the absolute biggest tip I have, says Pernilla.
Want to know more about other diseases that cause hair loss? read more about alopecia areata, scalp psoriasis and alopecia universalis
