Hair loss

 

Introduction






• The hair follicles are corrupted by the lower part of the hair stem, and each species contains blood vessels that nourish the growth of new hair, all hair follicles are present at birth and are present throughout the age, and the hair grows from the follicles and falls in a frequent cycle, it is natural that we lose between 50 and 100 hair a day often without noting that, but sometimes it can be a sign of the presence of a medical condition.

Hair growth cycle

• Growth stage (growth): It lasts from two to eight years, and this stage constitutes about 85 % to 90 % of head hair.
• The transitional phase (retreat stage): It is the time when hair follicles shrink and take about two to three weeks.
• Telogine (rest stage): It takes two to four months, and at the end of this stage hair falls.
• Luxury hair (such as eyelashes, arm hair, leg and eyebrows) has a short growth stage for about one month.

Types of hair loss

• Sold hair loss: hair loss in the stage in which hair is supposed to grow during the hair cycle, and this occurs due to medications that allow developing hair follicles (such as: chemotherapy).
• Hair hair loss: This happens due to the increase in the number of hair follicles that reach the stage of the telugin, which is the stage where the hair is falling.
• Androgenic alopecia/ feminine alopecia/ feminine/ bald hair: this type is the most common, the hair is hidden from the top of the head and on both sides.

Causes

• Genetic hair loss: Both men and women have this type of hair loss, which is the most common cause of hair loss all over the world, in men, it is called male style hair loss, and women get feminine hair loss, regardless of whether it affects men or women, the medical term is "androgenic alopecia."
• Alopecia is a disease that develops when the body's immune system attacks hair follicles; This causes hair loss.
• Cancer treatment: When receiving a chemotherapy or radiotherapy on the head or neck, it may lead to the loss of each (or most) hair within a few weeks of the start of treatment.
• After a few months of birth, recovery from a disease, or surgery, a lot of hair may be observed, this can happen when passing through difficult times in life (such as: divorce, or the death of a family member).
• Hormonal imbalance: The common cause of this defect is PCOS. It leads to cysts on a woman's bleaching, along with other signs and symptoms that can include hair loss.
• Scalp infection: It can lead to the appearance of scaly areas and sometimes it can lead to the appearance of inflamed areas in the scalp.
• Some medications: as it is one of the possible side effects of some hair loss medications.
• A scalp psoriasis: Many people with psoriasis are psoriasis in the scalp at some point. This can lead to hair loss.
• Alopecia: This condition develops when inflammation is destroyed by hair follicles. Once the hair follicles are destroyed, they can never grow.
• Sexually transmitted infection if left without treatment, sexually transmitted infection can lead to hair loss.
• Biotin deficiency, iron, protein, or zinc.

Risk factors

• When aging, most people may notice some hair loss due to slow hair growth.
• After dyeing, curling, or raising hair, this may destroy the hair over time, this damage can lead to hair loss.
• Stressing continuous hair a lot, may lead to permanent hair loss.
• Hypothyroidal problems may cause hair to be caused.
• Slow poisoning can lead to hair loss, as it includes toxins that can cause hair loss: arsenic, Xium, mercury, and lehium.

Symptoms

Signs of hair loss appear in several ways. You may notice

• A gradual thinning of head hair.
• A bald spot grows slowly.
• The hair line that becomes more clear with the passage of every year.
• The expansion of the parts.

Treatment

There is no 100 % effective treatment, and most hair loss cases do not need treatment, either

• Temporary and will grow again.
• Natural part of aging.
• Hair loss caused by a medical condition usually stops or grows again by recovery.

The various treatment methods include the following

• Some cases need to prescribe medical medications as a doctor.
• Immunotherapy by placing a chemical on bald spots.
• Ultraviolet light therapy.
• Hair transplantation: By removing hair from the back of the head and transporting it to bald stains.
• Small scalp surgery where parts of the scalp are tightened with hair and muted together.
• Artificial hair transplantation.

Tips for controlling hair loss

• Set an appointment to meet a dermatologist; As there are many reasons for hair loss, and the greater you find the cause, the opportunity to get the results you want better.

Wash the hair and moisturize it in a way; Since light or falling hair is fragile and easy to damage, so

• Use a cute shampoo.
• Use a moisturizing conditioner after each shampoo.
• Wrap the hair with a towel of the microscopic fibers to help it dry more quickly.
• Avoid hot oil treatments; Where these treatments heat the hair, which leads to more damage to fragile hair.
• Stop coloring, curls, and chemical straightening.
• Reducing the use of curl devices, straightening, and hot combs, and only using them on special occasions, as this works to heat the hair, which may weaken it.
• Use the lowest temperature in the hair dryer, and it is preferable to let the hair dry naturally instead of using a hair dryer.
• Stop laying the hair in a tightly tight manner.
• Avoid wrapping hair around the finger or tightening.
• Gently comb the hair with a brush, as it may be tightened while combing it.
• Quitting smoking; It causes inflammation throughout the body; Which may exacerbate hair loss.
• Eat healthy food that contains iron or protein.
• Before taking a diet for hair growth, a blood test must be done