Hair loss is
often the first sign of physical or emotional imbalance. Even a slight
imbalance can result in hair loss.
Men and sometimes
women, notice that their hair is thinning prematurely for several
different reasons.
The pathology of
hair loss is related to numerous conditions:
You may
experience temporary hair loss weeks to months after a stressed episode like
childbirth, fever, severe illness, stress or sudden weight loss, which
decreases gradually in a few months.
Such type of hair
loss is called telogen effluvium. This happens due to changes in the growth
cycle of hair, when a large number of hair go into the resting phase (telogen)
at the same time.
There are also
other conditions of hair loss such as Age, menopause, pregnancy, genetics,
illness and other factors all play a role in hair loss.
Alopecia is the
medical term for hair loss. It does not refer to one specific hair loss
disease. Any form of hair loss is an Alopecia.
Hair growth slows
as you age, causing the thickness as well as volume to reduce.
In this type of
hair loss called involutional alopecia, the hair follicles gradually go into
the telogen (resting) phase.
The remaining
hair becomes shorter and fewer in number, sometimes even brittle.
The most common
non-AGA alopecias are: telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, ringworm, scarring
alopecia, and hair loss due to cosmetic overprocessing.
Hair follicles
that are producing healthy hair begin to produce thinner, shorter, more brittle
hair with weaker shafts.
It is a
genetically predisposed condition that can affect both men and women.
Men's Hair Loss
If you are a male
with a receding hairline and gradual disappearance of hair from the crown, you
may be suffering from androgenic alopecia (also called male pattern baldness).
In this
condition, you may experience hair loss as early as in your teens or early 20s.
Men with
androgenic alopecia may notice hair loss at the top of the scalp and a receding
hairline particularly along the temples.
The typical pattern begins at the hairline
which then gradually moves backward and forms an ‘M’ shape.
Finally the hair
becomes finer, shorter and thinner creating a U-shaped pattern of hair around
the sides of the head.
By the age of thirty-five two-thirds of
American men will experience some degree of appreciable hair loss, and by the
age of 50 approximately 85% of men have significantly thinning hair.
Approximately twenty five percent of men who
suffer with male pattern baldness begin the painful process before they reach
the age of twenty-one.
Contrary to
societal belief, most men who suffer from male pattern baldness are extremely
unhappy with their situation and would do anything to change it.
Hair loss affects
every aspect of the hair loss sufferer's life.
It affects
interpersonal relationships as well as the professional lives of those
suffering.
It is not uncommon for men to change their
career paths because of their hair loss.
Women's Hair Loss
Women actually
make up forty percent of American hair loss sufferers.
Hair loss in
women can be absolutely devastating for the sufferer's self image and emotional
well being.
The psychological
damage caused by hair loss and feeling unattractive can be just as devastating
as any serious disease, and in fact, can take an emotional toll that directly
affects physical health.
If you are a
female with general thinning of the hair over the entire scalp, extensive hair
loss at the crown with your hairline at the front intact, you may be suffering
from female pattern baldness.
Your hair part may become wider with time. As
hair thinning occurs, the scalp becomes progressively more visible.
The hair loss
rarely progresses to total or near total baldness.
You may notice
hair thinning in your 20s but you are not very likely to experience noticeable
thinning until your 40s or later because the pace of hair loss tends to be
gradual.
Cicatricial
(scarring) alopecia is the only type of female hair loss that is permanent and
irreversible. In this type of hair loss the follicle is destroyed by scar
tissue. Fortunately this is a rare form of hair loss, accounting for less than
3% cases.
Regrowth can be
achieved in every other type of hair loss as long as the underlying follicles
are alive and undamaged.
In most cases of female hair loss, the growth
cycle becomes disrupted, but the follicles remain alive and fully capable of
producing healthy hair once favorable conditions are created.
Alopecia areata
and telogen effluvium are two forms of hair loss which commonly affect women.
These types of hair loss respond well to natural treatments.
Stop and prevent
male and female hair loss and strengthen, revitalize and restore thinning hair,
without involving cost, treatments, products or drugs.
Sure, you can use
drugs like Rogaine or you can go in for a hair transplant or fusion but
sometimes the easiest, most inexpensive solution is to try to stop hair loss naturally.
The Reverse Hair
Loss program is here; this cocktail of
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lasts for far longer.
Growing your hair
back is a great blessing, it's up to you to bring that blessing into your life.
So make your
decision to get started as identifying and
correcting the problem early can prevent further problems.
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