Jeremy
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Hey everyone, I wanted to share my personal experience with using rapamycin the impact on my beard growth. Before I started rapamycin, I noticed an area on the left side of my beard that just wouldn’t fill in, no matter what I tried. It was frustrating because this was a new thing for me and I never had any issues with my beard not growing in this spot before. People thought I was purposely shaving it to look like that…and obviously I wasn’t.
However, after a year of consistent use, the difference is incredible. The patchy spot has filled in, and my beard looks much fuller and more even overall. It’s been a noticeable transformation, and a lot of guys at work have told me that my beard looks darker and wondered if I have been coloring it! Just thought I’d share my experience in case anyone else is dealing with similar beard growth struggles. May not work for everyone, but it certainly did for me!
See attached photos for reference.
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I wonder if you had alopecia areata or a fungal infection.
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Very impressive. You should monitor for other things as well, like how thick the individual hairs are, amount of gray, how fast/slow it grows etc. All very interesting info! You might use your beard as a kind of measurement of how effective your rapamycin regimen is, dosage, protocol etc. Very cool.
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Jeremy
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That’s definitely a possibility!
Jeremy
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The hairs were not growing past a certain point and were also very thinned out. I would say they seem stronger and thicker for sure. I’ll definitely keep tracking the progress in all of those ways you mentioned! Thanks.
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Great DDx !
Alopecia areata barbae (AAB) is an autoimmune disorder that causes bald patches in the beard. It’s a type of alopecia areata (AA), which is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks hair follicles. AAB is a common type of AA, affecting about 28% of cases.
Tinea barbae is usually accompanied by characteristic signs of fungal infection - ringworm, papules, erythema, etc
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