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Overview<\/p>\n\t
Hair loss can affect your entire body, or just your scalp. It can be the result of hormonal changes, heredity, medications, or medical conditions. It is more common in men, but anyone can experience hair loss.<\/p>\n
Baldness refers to excessive hair loss from the scalp. Hereditary hair loss that comes with age is the most common reason for baldness. Some people prefer to let their hair loss remain untreated or unhidden, others may cover it up with makeup, hairstyles, scarves, or hats. Others may choose a treatment to regain growth and prevent further hair loss.<\/p>\n
Before pursuing hair loss medication, talk to your doctor about the reason for your hair loss and your treatment options.<\/p>\n\t
Symptoms<\/p>\n\t
Hair loss can appear in many different ways, depending on what the root cause is. It can happen gradually or come on suddenly and affect the scalp or the whole body. Some forms of hair loss are temporary, while others are permanent.<\/p>\n
Signs and symptoms of hair loss can include:<\/p>\n
Causes<\/p>\n\t
In general, people lose around 100 hairs a day. Usually, this doesn’t cause noticeable thinning of scalp hair as new hair grows in at the same time. Hair loss occurs when the cycle of growth and shedding is disrupted, or when the air follicle is destroyed and replaced with scar tissue.<\/p>\n
Hair loss is typically related to one or more of the following factors:<\/p>\n
Diagnosis<\/p>\n\t
Before you make a diagnosis, your doctor will probably give you a physical exam and ask you about your medical history and family history. They may also perform the following tests:<\/p>\n
Treatment<\/p>\n\t
There are various effective treatments for hair loss. You may be able to reverse hair loss, or slow further thinning. With some conditions such as alopecia, hair could regrow without treatment within about a year.<\/p>\n
Treatment options include: hair loss medication, or surgery to slow hair loss or promote hair growth.<\/p>\nMedication<\/strong> Medications are available to treat pattern (hereditary) baldness. Options include:<\/p>\n During a hair transplant surgery, a cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist removes tiny patches of skin containing one to several hairs from the side or back of your scalp. Sometimes a larger strip of skin with multiple hair groupings gets taken. They then implant the hair follicle by follicle into balding sections. Some doctors recommend using minoxidil after the transplant. This helps minimize hair loss. You may need multiple surgeries to get the desired effect. Despite surgery hereditary hair loss will eventually progress.<\/p>\n Surgical procedures for the treatment of baldness are painful and expensive. They also incur the risk of scarring or bleeding.<\/p>\nLaser therapy<\/strong> Overview Hair loss can affect your entire body, or just your scalp. It can be the result of hormonal changes, heredity, medications, or medical conditions. It is more common in … <\/p>\n
\nIf you have hair loss caused by an underlying disease, treatment for that disease will be necessary. This can include drugs to reduce inflammation and suppress your immune system like prednisone. If a medication is causing the hair loss, your doctor may advise you to stop using it for a period of time.\n\n
\nIn the most commonly occurring kind of permanent hair loss, only the top of the head gets affected. A hair transplant surgery or hair restoration surgery can make the most of the remaining hair.\n
\nThe FDA has approved a low-level laser as a hereditary hair loss treatment. A few small studies show that it improves density. More studies are needed to show the long-term effects.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\nHair Loss Blog Posts\n\t\n
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