Immunotherapy treatment?

[rockandroll]

I wonder, since hairloss is caused by a reaction of the immune system, has anyone ever tried to use some sort of immunotherapy (you know, the kind you get for allergies) to treat it? I know that allergies are not the same as hairloss, but I was wondering if anyone had ever come up with the idea...

 

[jumpedthegun]

it would be nice if they came up with an anti-inflammatory designed for people with male pattern baldness, even if it just helped with the itch.

i know salicylic acid is the active ingredient in aspirin, though i think it undergoes some chemical process first--anybody know about this? Maybe using Neutrogena T-Sal on a regular basis would be beneficial to the scalp, in addition to exfoliating. willow bark might also help.

 

[sublime]

:innocent:

 

[Aplunk1]

Do people with AIDS or HIV tend to develop male pattern baldness faster?

 

[Siberian]

Your best option would be to take something that not only boosts your immune system but also modulates it.

I thought the problem was that our immune system is attacking our follicles... so you'd actually want to SURPRESS it, like using the kinda meds they use for transplants and whatnot?

 

[sublime]

:sleep:

 

[sublime]

:dunno:

 

[Aplunk1]

Interesting. Although AIDS treatment holds a priority a million-fold that of hairloss, I think that somehow immune treatment may hold relevancy to hairloss, too.