What are your favorite topicals when treating scarring alopecia?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Fortunately, topicals can often be effective for scarring alopecia. In general, I tend to use high-potency topical steroids in combination with non-steroidal topicals, including topical JAK inhibitors (e.g., ruxolitinib, delgocintib, or compounded tofacitinib). Because the inflammatory process is re...
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at The Dermatology Group PA I find compounded topical 2% tofacitinib to work v...
High-potency topical corticosteroids (class III-IV) are my preferred first-line topical treatment for most types of scarring alopecia, including central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), lichen planopilaris (LPP), discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), folliculitis decalvans (FD), and d...
I find compounded topical 2% tofacitinib to work v...