It was less than a month after the diagnosis when my dermatologist, Dr. Silvia Garcia, told me that she was going to prescribe also 7 sessions of laser therapy.

By then I was already getting the cryotherapy, the cortisone, the minoxidil (the 2% solution and I was still waiting for the 5% solution that was brought by my sister) and the placenta lotion and shampoo. On top of that I was running and taking the flower therapy to control my anxiety. The Zoloft was still yet to arrive.

So, there I went, to the physiotherapy department of the Clinica Central Cira Garcia (where, as said before, most foreigners get medical attention in Cuba). A very nice doctor (whose name has slipped my mind) booked me for 7 consecutive laser therapies.

The Laser Therapy, according to what I have read on the Internet, consists of laser light applied to the affected area in order to alter the cellular function. Some of the documents I found in my web research said that this treatment has proven to be effective in the treatment of all types of hair loss (not only alopecia areata). But there are also other websites that say that the efficiency of the laser treatment is yet to be proved.

Anyway, there was nothing to loose (other than time).

So starting on April the 8^th I went to Cira Garcia for 7 consecutive appointments for my laser therapy. Each time, the doctor applied the laser light over the bald spots for several minutes and while doing so I felt absolutely nothing.

During the 7 days I didn’t see any immediate result and actually the spots kept growing. The doctor explained that the result was not going to be immediate, that I had to wait. Patience again was the key word.