It is natural to lose hair and is part of the body’s way to renew itself. The list of all the possible causes is exceedingly long but it is a common problem that affects millions of men, women, and children. Although there are a number of fancy names for types of hair loss, the correct medical term is Alopecia. Androgenic Alopecia may not be a term you have heard but it accounts for nearly ninety five out of one hundred cases of hair loss in men; it is usually referred to as Androgenic Alopecia, and it’s hereditary.
If your hair loss is more moderate, however, it’s possible your nutrition and diet have a something to do with it. Other reasons can the result of hormonal imbalance, stress or mental tension, chemicals or perhaps a cosmetic reaction. Permanent loss usually occurs when the hair follicles themselves are damaged. Often considered as a purely male problem, in America women actually make up forty percent of people that suffer with some form of the condition.
Many women’s hair loss may be caused by a thyroid condition which seems to affect them more often later in life. Globally, nearly 40 percent of women by age 60 will have experienced some form of the condition. During and after a pregnancy is another time when women may experience a hair loss problem. If you always thought that patterned hereditary baldness was a male problem then you will be surprised to learn that in America approximately 30 million women also suffer from this condition.
The best solution if you have permanent hair loss is to have it surgically restored and although a relatively new treatment has achieved considerable success. Hair follicles that are healthy and undamaged are taken from the scalp and transplanted to an area where the follicles have been damaged for whatever reason. The process only requires local anesthesia and is carried out on an out-patient basis but has become one of the most regular forms of hair restoration for men. However, hair restoration is also not only for men any more, hair transplants for women are also achievable today and is a frequent choice of women who have scarring from previous surgery, notably from facelifts.
When you are having hair transplant therapy it may be tempting to try and change your appearance but the best course of action is to try and stay as much like your original appearance. Existing medical conditions could cause problems so these must be sorted out before any hair transplant treatment is considered. Cosmetic Therapies cover a broad spectrum of treatments but hair transplant therapy, although lying within this same field, has aspects that are completely different to other forms of cosmetic surgery. If all other hair treatment therapies have failed then it’s possible that a surgical hair transplant might be the only permanent solution available for your hair loss condition.