Why Hair Loss In
Women?
More than 30
million women in the United States suffer hair loss thinning hair or
baldness in some form.
One in five women suffer from female hair loss.
Women's hair loss make up forty percent of total hair loss sufferers in
America. The 1999 survey by AC Nielsen in
Singapore showed that hair loss affects 23 percent of men and 21 percent
of women. Female hair loss effect self image and emotional pain on women
with hair loss.
What is typical female hair loss pattern?
If is relatively common for women to experience some degree of
hair loss thinning hair in their lifetime. Women's hair loss
can be caused by a number of medical conditions other than common
genetic hair loss. Medical evaluation by a health care
provider is important to find the underlying causes of the hair
loss. Often the hair loss can be reversed with the proper
treatments.
Hair loss in women is generally very gradual. It is more
often cyclical than in men, and it is affected by hormonal changes,
medical conditions, and external factors. During pregnancy and at
menopause, women will notice hair loss accelerating rate.
Women's hair loss tends to show up as a diffused hair all over.
The frontal hairline in women is often maintained. It is
extremely uncommon for women to develop an area that is totally
bald.
What may cause hair loss in women?
Some of the most common
hair loss causes, other than female pattern baldness are:
stress related hair loss
may be a factor in the hair loss. Furthermore, stress can
increase the speed of the hair loss process of individuals who have genetically
inherited the trait. Severe stress,
such as the loss of a loved one, severe illness or major surgery, may lead to hair loss.
Additionally, prescription
drugs, chemo and radiation therapies, and
diseases, such as circulatory disorders and arthritis, can cause hair loss.
Temporary hair loss may
be initiated by medications, such as blood pressure drugs, Beta Blockers for depression, oral
contraceptives as artificial Estrogens, Naproxin Sodium (Nuprin) and others.
Also, excessive intake of iron or
vitamin A is toxic and can cause hair loss. Some
illnesses may lead to thinning hair, including: thyroid disease, overactive or
under active thyroid gland, ringworm, syphilis, and even high fever.
Ringworm of the scalp is a
fungal infection affecting the hair follicles, resulting in hair loss.
This is contagious
and is most common in children as a hair loss cause. Prescribed treatments of lotions or oral drugs may help hair
re-growth and stop hair loss. Furthermore, skin cancer can directly destroy hair follicles. Also, burns
permanently damage the exposed skin deeply, causing baldness.
What are the physiological
affects of hair loss?
Psychological
effects of hair loss vary greatly. Some people barely pay
attention to their thinning hair and others being affected so
severely that even a small amount of hair loss can limit their
ability to feel comfortable in social situations and work.
Many women are emotionally
affected even when thinning is in its very early stage. For
men it is “OK to be bald. However, any hair loss in women is
socially unacceptable.
The
development of new surgical techniques, allow women who are losing
their hair and
still have adequate
donor hair to have a completely natural restoration.
What health issues may cause hair loss in women?
Pregnancy and the months after labor,
post-partum
Women who go through menopause
Female hormonal imbalance
At any stage when estrogen levels decrease and
testosterone increases.
When
starting or stopping oral contraceptives,
birth control pills
anxiety
habits, such as, compulsive
hair pulling.
The psychological
reasons must be addressed.
Scarring alopecia occurs in
African-American women and due to persistent tight braiding of hair, or
inflammation of hair follicles and subsequent scarring.
Medical illness Alopecia areata,
causes hair to
fall out in clumps and causes bald
spots, which may progress to complete
hair loss.
Medical diagnosis will
determine this auto immune disease.
What medical
health considerations are needed before the hair transplantation
surgery date?
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It is important, for any women
considering a surgical solution, to have a complete physical
examination as a preparation for the surgery.
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A medical diagnosis for the hair
loss causes should classify if hair transplantation is the correct
solution at the time.
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Presence of medical conditions
such as alopecia areata disease should eliminate a woman as
candidate for hair transplants
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Determination of an
adequate donor hair supply must be present.
Are you a candidate for hair
transplant hair restoration?
- The key to hair transplantation is the concept of donor area
dominance.
- Women have an overall thinning in all areas of the head,
including the sides and back
- It is from these areas that the follicles hair is
removed and implanted to other areas of the head.
- Hair follicles from the donor areas should be stable.
Find out if you are a
candidate for hair transplant restoration or non surgical hair
replacement hair restoration. Schedule your
FREE Hair Loss Consultation
with no-obligation to see what results should be expected in your case
and your exact cost.

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