Alopecia Areata Video Perspectives

Luis Andres Garza, MD, PhD

Garza reports being an inventor of intellectual property for a treatment for alopecia areata that may become licensed.
October 11, 2023
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VIDEO: Highlighting success, safety of JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata

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Yeah, referring physicians should know that, like non-dermatologists, that the good news is JAK inhibitors are very successful and, in this population, they're very safe. I mean, of course there's some side effects that can happen and that we need to be really vigilant about, but they're on the whole quite safe. And so, it's good to refer patients. Nobody's ever lost hope, like we've had patients that have lost hair all over their body that have gained it back. So, there's good treatment options out there. We can really improve our patients' lives 'cause this disease causes them a lot of stress and anguish.