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| Hair Loss: How Much Is Normal? |
By:
Carol Bell |
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Although perhaps not desirable, hair loss is quite normal. Men, women and children can all be affected and many millions worldwide are, but the list of reasons for this occurrence is very long. The correct term for hair loss is Alopecia. Almost ninety five percent of cases of hair loss in men are hereditary and often referred to as male pattern baldness but the correct term is Androgenic Alopecia.
Moderate hair loss on the other hand which is obviously rarer may simply be a matter of adjusting your diet. Other reasons are quite natural and you may be aware of a surrounding problem such as stress, mental tension or a hormonal imbalance, but others such as exposure to chemicals or cosmetics may not be so obvious. It is worth noting that only conditions that damage the follicles can make the loss permanent. Surprisingly, women account for nearly 4 in every 10 sufferers in America today; so it is not, as commonly thought, a male problem.
Many women's hair loss may be caused by a thyroid condition which seems to affect them more often later in life. By the time they reach sixty, forty percent of women around the world will have experienced loss of some form or another. 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.
Surgical hair restoration is the ultimate solution for permanent hair loss restoration but is comparatively a new treatment approach. 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 whole hair transplant procedure is carried out on an out-patient basis under local anesthetic and is becoming the most routinely used form of treatment for males. 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.
It is important to try and keep your appearance as close as possible to your original when having hair transplant therapy and not try to look like someone else. Health considerations should be taken into account and addressed before hair transplant treatment is carried out on anyone. Even though hair restoration is a cosmetic procedure, aspects involved are different from other forms of cosmetic surgeries. Fortunately, the science of hair loss and hair restoration is constantly advancing, so if you do not respond to other medical treatments, surgical hair restoration may be the only truly permanent solution to baldness. |
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