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Hair Loss Reason

Hair Loss Reason | Treatment of Hair Loss Dr. Alec FUNG, Dr. Philip HSIEH, Dr. Walter KING Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Hair loss or alopecia roughly accounts for about 1% of all general practice consultation. The hair root below the skin is enclosed within a hair bulb at the base of which is the vascularized dermal papilla which contains receptors for male hormones or androgens. It is now known that the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which is converted from testosterone by the enzyme 5 alpha reductase causes hair follicle to become progressively smaller and the hairs to become finer. In individuals genetically predisposed to androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness/female pattern baldness), concentrated level of 5 alpha reductase leads to increased DHT in the hair follicle which shrinks with each hair growth cycle consisting of the growth phase (anagen), the transitional phase (catagen) and the resting phase (telogen). Approximately 95% of all hair loss is due to androgenetic alopecia which can affect both men (Male Pattern Baldness) and women (Female Pattern Baldness). Affected man gradually develops a receding temporal hairline which is followed by thinning of the top of the head. Affected woman usually complains of diffuse hair loss. Other common causes of hair loss include alopecia areata, telogen effluvium (e.g. stress related hair loss), anagen effluvium (chemotherapy or radiation related hair loss), scarring alopecia (dermatoses, trauma, burns), self-induced hair loss and hair loss secondary to underlying diseases (e.g. thyroid dysfunction, fungus infection etc.). The [...]

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Hair Loss Woman

Hair loss in women. Hair loss is “miserable enough for a man: a downright catastrophe for a woman” according to the words of Elizabeth Steel. A survey by Hairline International, the baldness support group, found that 78% of its female members no longer felt like women, 40% said their marriage had suffered and 63% had considered suicide. Women who lose their hair often worry that they are going bald like a man, and that their hormones are becoming masculinized. In fact, patchy baldness (alopecia areata) and total baldness (alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis) are unrelated to hormones and occur equally commonly in men and women. Thinning hair after the menopause Like men, most women develop widening partings and thinning of the hair all over the scalp with age; this is normal. It actually starts in the teens or early 20s, and by the age of 50 over half of all women have thinning hair. After the menopause, thinning of the hair is more pronounced. Hair can also become thin at the front, similar to the male pattern. This is because the hair follicles are responding in exactly the same way as in balding men to the testosterone in the blood. All women have testosterone; this is perfectly normal. The balding does not mean that the woman has more testosterone; it simply means that the hair follicles on her scalp are oversensitive, which is probably inherited. The hair will eventually not become any worse. There is no need to worry that [...]

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Report | How to Have Healthy Hair – At Any Age

A new report on hair loss. It’s called: “How to Have Healthy Hair – At Any Age” You will discover: * The one ingredient that you are probably not having enough of (this is so simple and yet so overlooked) * The two types of hairstyles that can spell disaster for the health of your hair. Are you styling your hair like this too? * The one type of nutritional supplement that can actually HURT the condition of your hair – You have to make sure that you never take it. Ever again. * Why the typical North American and northern European diets have been linked to baldness. If you use any of their dietary habits, you need to read this… * Long ago, sheep farmers observed that vegetation poor in this substance (due to depleted soil) would adversely affect the wool of sheep. Recent discoveries have shown that this substance could be really beneficial to human hair growth as well! * How to make Black hair more manageable — without having to use “commercial relaxers” on your head… * Why many women suffer hair loss and an increase of facial hair after the onset of menopause. And what to do about it… (Hint: You can use something consumed in the “Eastern” Civilizations). * How to correctly shampoo your hair (yes, there is a right and a wrong way!). Just this tip on the water temperature could get you on the fast track to stronger hair… * Alopecia areata and [...]

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Understanding Female Hair Loss

Understanding female hair loss is the first step towards recovery. Understanding female hair loss is the first step towards recovery. It’s important to pinpoint the type and cause of hair loss. This book outlines both the common and rare types and causes of female hair loss, including medical conditions in which hair loss is a symptom. Women will discover that hair loss is never an isolated problem. The condition of a woman’s hair is intimately connected to her physical and emotional well-being. Women will relate to the intimate stories shared in this book by other female hair loss sufferers. The second half of this book is dedicated to natural solutions such as diet, nutrition, orthomolecular therapy, homeopathy, acupuncture, reflexology, aromatherapy, scalp massage, herbal remedies, and “kitchen cosmetics” for hair loss. 132 pages of information to help you understand female hair loss, how to prevent it and how to re-grown and maintain beautiful healthy growing hair. Purchasing information below… Create your own aromatherapy formulas for hair loss and healthy hair. This book leaves the reader feeling as if they’d just completed a crash course in aromatherapy, especially as it applies to hair and scalp. The author shares her obvious love for aromatherapy in a delightful and concise manner. Many aromatherapy books contain recipes for hair care with no explanation of the inner workings. This book explains exactly how essential oils work to get the scalp and hair in the best condition possible for healthy hair growth. There are over 100 recipes [...]

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Hair Loss Success Story

LEARN HOW TO REGROW YOUR HAIR NATURALLY! [ad#Ad-plus-sense] Melanie’s hair loss problem started when she was was seven years old and her mom was brushing her hair – and found a small, perfectly round bald patch at the nape of her neck. The patch eventually filled in with new hair, but soon another patch appeared and at times she had two or three bald patches at once. Although they were well hidden beneath her longer layers of hair, just knowing they were there made her feel really uncomfortable. Her parents took her from doctor to doctor. At the time, they could give her no known cause or cure for the mysterious, but common hair follicle disorder called alopecia areata. She had to learn to live with it – until many years later. By the time she reached age 32 her hair started falling out by the handfuls and this time it wasn’t stopping. At first she thought her hair loss was a severe case of the alopecia areata she had been suffering with. Many years later she learnt she was experiencing a second type of hair loss called telogen effluvium. (Women can experience more than one form of hair loss simultaneously with one type opening the way for another type!) Otherwise healthy, the advise was to get a good wig and get on with life. Naturally being unhappy with the whole situation she just wanted to be her natural self and without hair that seemed impossible. Melanie eventually resigned herself [...]

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