Steroid Injections for Hair Loss
Steroid injections for hair loss offer a targeted treatment to reduce inflammation around hair follicles, helping to promote regrowth and manage conditions like alopecia areata.
What are steroid injections?
Steroid injections for hair loss involve administering corticosteroids directly into the scalp to reduce inflammation around the hair follicles. This treatment is commonly used for hair conditions like alopecia areata, where the immune system attacks the follicles, causing hair loss.
How do they work?
The steroids work by suppressing the immune response and inflammation, allowing hair to regrow in affected areas. They are most effective for small patches of hair loss and can lead to significant regrowth over time.
Which hair loss conditions can steroid injections help with?
Steroid injections help combat the following hair loss conditions:
What are the benefits of using steroid injections for alopecia?
- •Injections are administered directly into the affected areas, delivering the medication where it's needed most.
- •Steroids help suppress the immune response that causes inflammation around hair follicles, promoting healing.
- •By reducing the immune attack on hair follicles, steroid injections can stimulate the regrowth of hair in affected areas.
- •Many patients notice improvement within weeks, particularly in small patches of hair loss.
- •When administered by a dermatologist, the risk of side effects is minimised through controlled doses and monitored treatment.
Do steroid injections for hair loss have any side effects?
Steroid injections can come with a range of side effects, including:
We will always discuss the potential side effects with you before going ahead with steroid injections.
How do you perform the treatment?
We first prepare the scalp by cleaning the area thoroughly to ensure a sterile environment and minimise the risk of infection. Using a fine needle, we then inject a corticosteroid solution directly into the affected areas, spacing the injections apart to cover the entire region of hair loss.
This procedure is usually quick and can be completed in under 30 minutes, but may need to be repeated several times at 6-8 weekly intervals.
How often will you need to administer injections?
Steroid injections are typically administered every 6 to 8 weeks, with a common treatment course involving 2-3 injections over several months. These numbers may change depending on your response to the treatment and the extent of your hair condition.
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Accreditations & memberships
Our consultants are members of leading UK and international dermatology and hair specialist bodies.
- Royal College of Physicians
- European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
- British Association of Dermatologists
- British Hair & Nail Society
- American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD)
- European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology (EADV)