When it comes to hair loss woman and man differ. A man can lose all of his hair while women in general do not. Two typical types of hair loss in women are androgenetic alopecia, and also alopecia areata. This second cause of hair loss, alopecia areata, affects 2% of women in the United States population. This is a known immune disease that causes hair loss in small round patches and can regrow all on it's own as time passes. Though occasionally alopecia areata can cause total hair loss causing the loss of all hair on the body. This disease is also known to affect men as well as women. Age is not a deterrent to this disease and is actually found most often in children and young adults.
What do you do if you suffer from hair loss due to alopecia areata? Your physician can prescribe one of many treatments, depending on the patient's extent of hair loss and also the patient's age. Minoxidil is a common treatment used with hair loss. In cases where there is little hair loss, a full recovery is often made with minoxidil treatments. Other treatments are topical immunotherapy, antharlin, glucocorticoids, or other biologic response modifiers.
There are many myths that are commonly thought of as being a fact when it comes to hair loss. With hair loss woman are often thought to inherit this genetically from their fathers. This is a myth, the truth is, both parents gene's play a part in whether a child losses their hair in the future. A very common myth is that the use of hair coloring products, brushing and teasing the hair, and even frequent washing of the hair will all result in hair loss. This is not true. Normal hair is not affected by any of this and will continue to grow. What can cause hair loss, woman need to know that besides the disease mentioned; it has been found that traumatic events, stress and even crash diets have been known to cause a temporary loss of hair. No medication or prescriptions will be needed for these women to replace their hair or encourage it to grow. It's just a matter of time before their hair grows back on its own.
Society is quick to accept the bald or balding man, but women are not so lucky. Though many a movie star has shaved her head for a starring role in a movie, it's still not thought of as beautiful for a woman to be bald. With today's newest techniques, waiting for medication to bring in new hair growth is not necessary. Just a visit to your beauty salon and some very talented people can add extensions of hair while you wait for your new growth. Take some time to think about any major decisions such as hair grafting or planting. IF your hair loss is from stress, then of course your doctor will not agree to grafting or any other type of surgical procedure. But if you have hair loss due to fatigue and stress, then it's just a matter of time till you have a full and thick head of hair again.
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