Lose your hair?

Hormonal disorders, under-nutrition, taking certain types of medications, stress are just some of the reasons that may cause thinning and loss of hair. Extensive falling hair is one of the most common causes to consult a dermatologist by men and women often these days.

Often, there is no reason to be anxious and, in fact, there is no need to panic. You should be concerned about your hair loss if you lose more than 100 hairs a day.

Why did we lose our hair?

There are several factors responsible for our loss of hair.

• The mechanical reason to lose his hair, for example, hair style, as a pony tail or a bob. These hairstyles hair to be too pressed. In such cases, you simply change your hairstyle. If you change early enough, your hair will grow back completely. However, if you wait too long, your hair loss in May remain with the disappearance of your hair follicles.
• Hair loss occurs as toxic for various reasons, especially if an organization is intoxicated with arsenic (As), thallium (Tl) or mercury ((Hg). If talasemia ago some characteristic changes in the structure of hair that can be observed under the microscope. Alopecia development is about two weeks after the toxin, and finally hair loss is almost complete. But generally the hair grows again in six to eight week. In case of poisoning of the body first, a patient is given an antidote to save his life.
• Superior hair loss during and after the contagious disease is caused mainly by high body temperature and, moreover, some toxic factors and Food May gap that seems a disease develops. Superior hair loss that usually appear between 2 and 4 months after the fever has disappeared. Hair grows on its own initiative. Strengthening the body, some vitamins and minerals are also given to patients. People who suffer from syphilis also facing hair loss, which will be extended or May instead of coordination in its character. Of course, this type of illness needs kind of treatment that helps the growth of new hair, too.
• Systemic diseases that cause baldness, for example, lupus erythematosus, but also hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. The treatment of hair loss in these cases is closely related to the treatment of the disease base.
• Drug-induced baldness is due, for example, cytostatics and immunosuppressants which are used not only in the treatment of chronic cancer, but also in dermatology in the treatment of diseases such as: difficult cases of psoriasis, or systemic Collagenosis pemphigus. Hair loss is likely to appear in a third week after the drug is given. After we stop giving the medicine and, in some cases, despite news of him giving a patient, the hair grows again.
• Hair loss May also be caused by taking antithyroid drugs, anticoagulants and contraceptives. When we take contraceptives, however, the growth of hair is never completely ceased.

Hair loss is also linked to certain diseases of the skin and scalp diseases. For example, baldness of fungus usually appear in hair type inflammatory Focus (es). The treatment in this case, means giving the patient's oral and local antimycotic remedies.

Baldness of Women

Women may suffer from two kinds of characteristics of baldness: Women androgenic alopecia, which is quite rare and appears mainly after menopause, baldness and progress.

Androgenic alopecia is conditional on both hiperandrogenism, ie the highest levels of androgens and genetics. Hair loss usually takes place at the front and ankles on top of a head. It is often accompanied by the saturated fat of a scalp. When hiperandrogenism was diagnosed, it is necessary for the diagnosis and monitoring treatment endocrynological.

In other cases, it is assumed that hair follicles in May to become too normal level of androgens in the body. This type of "oversensitivity" May be signed with Uncongenial factors, for example, genes. Some estrogen contraceptives or the anti-androgen May be taken (for example, Diane 35). For external use must take the tablets with estrogen, for example Alpicort E, and Loxon or Regaine, which help to cure baldness in men. Any medicine, oral and external use, should be taken under the strict supervision of a dermatologist. If you seborrhoea diagnosed May you try on your own initiative or Seboren which seboradin below production tallot.

Extended form of alopecia May be a symptom of various diseases, such as the declining level of iron in blood serum, which seems sometimes no symptoms of anemia, or neuroses, or hormonal disorders. These women, who have a genetic predisposition to the culture of bald, in May that some detergents in many hair cosmetic products such as hair sprays, shampoos or paints can cause hair loss. This chronic disease is often the cause of the sensation of a scalp tension.

Extensive alopecia treatment of women must begin with the exclusion of all other diseases. May, then you try to use contraceptives such as androgenic alopecia. If there is stress in the skin of the scalp, the patient should be given May high doses of vitamin E. Some medications like sterydes, Alpicort or lotion May Neril be used in parts of the scalp. In any case, it must stop hair dyed or agitated. To wash their hair should be used only very mild shampoo without dyes or perfumes, for example Freederm PH Balance.

Each case of alopecia must be carefully examined by a dermatologist and other specialists to determine the best treatment. It is also important to remember that the re-growth of hair May take 2 to 3 months because of the specificity of the growth cycle of hair.

Did you know ...?

• Waxing hair, both chemical and mechanical causes that the change of scene is the hair, ie from the resting phase to the phase of growth.
• Haircut had no influence on the growth of hair.
• Trichotillomania, pulling his hair is symptoms of psychopathy and it is typical for neurotic children.

After the birth-alopecia

In pregnancy, estrogen secretion is highest stops hair fall out. After delivery the level of these hormones is lower. And the work itself, causes that many hair bulb go to the catagen phase. Extensive alopecia May occur between the 11th and 16th weeks after birth. However, the hair grows again within six months without any treatment whatsoever.

Destructive factors

The hair loss in May became wide because of some hormonal disorders, for example, dysadrenocorticism or malfunction of the thyroid, pituitary glands or sex. Hair loss is also caused by malnutrition, and some amino acids and some shortcomings Metals such as zinc or iron.

There are types of hair loss in May that causes stress and some psychiatric disorders. Another factor is damaging radiation. The high dose of radiation, ie 350 R, results throughout the hair loss after several days. Hair grow again, however, after six weeks. The dose that causes permanent hair loss is 1500 R.

Other adverse factors, such as paint or hair hair lotions so permanent, they damage from a hair that grows on the hair bulb, not a bulb itself hair.

Alopecia Areata

It usually occurs in men and children, but occasionally there are also women. In this type of alopecia, there are a few areas around a hairless scalp. The reason for this has not yet been found. The likely explanation is that this disease has genetic self immunological or source. Treatment should be taken under medical guidance and lasts for many months.