Are there any other treatments that could thicken my hair and help with my Cutis Verticis Gyrata? (photos)

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I have a case of cutis vertis gyrata in the top of my scalp but still had a hair transplant on my temples. About a year ago my hair has thinned all over my scalp including the back and sides.. are there any other treatments that could thicken my hair at the sides and back.as I know further transplants are now not an option..also my CVG seems to make the problem look worse on top of my scalp is there any way to treat that too?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

For hair regrowth, I suggest the following to my patients: 
Start Theradome now (see link) and in office PRP/acell, you can do early transplant if you want. You need a formal evaluation to see what type of hair loss you may have. when you have hair loss its best to do a full hormonal workup for internal optimization plus scalp biopsies or scrapings to rule out any stress related, inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious causes of hair loss. In general most people with early hair loss have telogen (stress related) and/or androgenetic (normal aging) and both can be treated with in office treatments like steroid injections, PRP/acell, Exosomes and at home treatments like oral medications, oral vitamins like Viviscal, topical exfoliating sprays like Restorsea, and weekly growth factors like anteagemd. See an expert for an evaluation. If hair loss is significant it may require hair transplant (follicular unit translation) Best, Dr. Emer

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

It’s important to have a full evaluation for anyone with CVG. There are three forms of CVG - primary, essential and secondary so it can be important to know if any underlying associations are present before moving forward. Neurological and eye issues should be considered in the primary forms. About 20 different associations are known with the secondary forms.

Surgery is still the mainstay of treatment. Hyaluronidase injections may present a new option but this is still being studied. Fillers can also be considered.

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