Hair Loss – affecting millions worldwide…

Millions of the people worldwide suffer from hair loss and this is the reason why hair loss remedies are a billion dollar industry. The answer to the million-dollar question of how to get hair back is to know how you lost it in the first place. You can determine the correct remedy for hair loss only after you know the exact cause of hair loss. Your hair keeps regenerating, shedding and growing, unlike the eyes or nose. As you grow older, everyone begins to experience hair loss. Hair loss is a natural process of aging that starts when you turn 50. However, for some people the hair loss process starts much earlier. About 90 percent of the hair on your scalp is growing at any one time while the other 10 percent of the hair is in a resting phase. After 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and new hair starts to grow in its place. This growing phase lasts for 2 to 6 years. Each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month during this phase. It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect anyone, even children.

What causes excessive hair loss?

Stress and Lifestyle
The fast and pressurized lifestyles of today make many compromises on your diet. Poor diet can contribute to hair loss. Emotional upheavals can cause health complications that have an adverse impact on the quality of your hair and thus increase hair loss. Lack of cleanliness of the scalp and excessive dandruff problems can also cause hair loss.

Hormonal imbalances
Hair growth and health depends on hormones such as thyroid and pituitary glands. Any disorders in these glands can cause hair loss. The excessive presence of a component of the male hormone - DHT can also cause hair loss. This is usually due to a genetic predisposition for hair loss.

Genetic factors
Inherited causes of hair loss affect the unlucky that have a family history of premature balding. In men, it is called Male Pattern Baldness, in which the hair loss starts receding first at the temples in a classic 'M' shape. In women, it is called Female Pattern Baldness. This is a less common hair loss pattern. It starts at age 30 and is characterized by overall thinning of hair.

Hair loss Side effects from certain medications
Certain drugs taken for other purposes can cause hair loss as a side effect. The following is a possible list of medicines and drugs that could cause hair loss. Cholesterol-lowering drugs Ulcer drugs Anticoagulants Agents for gout Drugs derived from Vitamin A Anticonvulsants taken for epilepsy Antidepressants Blood thinners Anabolic steroids Chemotherapy Drugs However, not all prescription drugs under these categories have hair loss as a side effect. This has to be checked with the doctor.

Can improper care of my hair cause hair loss?
Yes. If you wear pigtails or cornrows or use tight hair rollers, the pull on your hair can cause a type of hair loss called traction alopecia. If the pulling is stopped before scarring of the scalp develops, your hair will grow back normally. However, scarring can cause permanent hair loss. Hot oil hair treatments or chemicals used in permanents (also called "perms") may cause inflammation (swelling) of the hair follicle, which can result in scarring and hair loss.

Is there any treatment for hair loss?
Depending on your type of hair loss, many treatments are available. If a medicine is causing your hair loss, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine. Recognizing and treating an infection may help stop the hair loss. Correcting a hormone imbalance may prevent further hair loss. Medicines may help slow or prevent the development of common baldness. One medicine, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), is available without a prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Both men and women can use it. Another medicine, finasteride (brand name: Propecia) or dutasteride (brand name: Avodart) is available with a prescription. It comes in pills and is only for men. It may take up to 6 months before you can tell if one of these medicines is working.

Treatments for Hair Loss:
Get Your Hormones Checked
Problems with hormones such as thyroid and pituitary can cause hair loss. Consult your doctor to conduct relevant tests and rule out this possibility. If a hormonal imbalance were the reason for hair loss, the doctor would recommend a course of appropriate drugs to solve the problem.

Anti-Androgenic Therapy
Excessive amount of DHT (a component of the male hormone) causes hair loss and baldness. If DHT were the problem and causing hair loss, the doctor would put you on drugs that form a part of antiandrogen therapy. In women, the treatment is called CPA (cyproterone acetate) with ethinyl-estradiol. The therapy typically lasts for a period of one year.

Some Wonder Drugs
Over the years, researchers have invented certain drugs that work very successfully for hair loss. This includes minoxidil (Rogaine) and finasteride. However, finasteride is not for good for hair loss among women

Keep the Scalp Clean
Clean the scalp of dirt, dandruff and excess oil can help prevent hair loss.

Hair Transplant
Hair transplant is a surgical method to treat hair loss. It involves operations that extract parts of the scalp from the sides and back of the head where the hair grows well. It is then implanted on those regions of the head that are going bald. Hair re-growth is possible because the hair follicles in the side and the back of the head are immune to the hair loss problems.

Hair Weaving
Hair weaving is not a surgical method for hair loss. This cosmetic procedure attaches extensions of natural or synthetic hair.

Tissue Expansion
In this procedure, silicone bags are inserted beneath hair- bearing skin to expand the tissues. This is then transferred to the areas with a hair loss or baldness.

Other hair loss Solutions
Some other solutions camouflage the hair loss or baldness problem. These include using wigs or toupees and getting a smart haircut to hide thinning hair or bald patches. For this process, you need the services of a skilled barber.

Rogaine, hair loss supplements
Medicines may help slow or prevent the development of common baldness. One medicine, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), is available without a prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Both men and women are able to use it. Another medicine, finasteride (brand name: Propecia) or dutasteride (brand name: Avodart) is available with a prescription. It comes in pills and is only for men. It may take up to 6 months before you can tell if one of these medicines is working.

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