I'm dealing with alopecia areata and I'm quite worried. I spoke to my doctor and was advised to use Folica hair tincture. It's been more than three weeks now, but I've noticed no improvementmy hair loss patch is actually getting bigger. What should I do?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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