Hair is that unique part of human body where health and beauty are expressed simultaneously.
Hair loss depletes beauty and is a reflection of deteriorated health. A normal hair grows for two to six years at a rate of half centimeter per month. About ninety percent of the total number of hair is in the growth phase and the remaining is in the rest phase. The resting hair falls out after two or three months and new hair starts to grow there. Some hair is shed daily due to this process. When the amount of hair shed daily exceeds the normal limits it is considered to be a hair fall problem.
Common causes of hair loss
Illness, surgery, hormonal problems, certain medicines, infection, underlying diseases etc commonly
cause hair loss. Bad management of hair, nutritional deficiencies, exposure to bad weather etc also cause hair fall. In a sudden loss of a huge amount of hair due to some diseases or surgery, it is the stress related that causes this excessive hair loss. During pregnancy certain hormone levels stay elevated and the hair ceases to fall. After the child birth the levels of hormones become normal and this leads to the fall of all those hair strands that were supposed to fall at the time of pregnancy. This appears to be a hair fall problem. Certain medicines also cause
hair loss. Such hair fall problem ceases when the intake of those medicines is stopped. Medicines used to cure gout, cancer; birth control pills, antidepressants, anticoagulants etc have excessive hair fall as their side effect. Some kinds of fungal infections in the scalp also causes hair fall. This can be cured using antifungal medicines
Improper hair care causing hair loss
There are certain hairstyles that demote hair growth and permanently damage the hair follicles since they pull the root of the hair tightly. If a scar is produced due to the harsh pull the hair follicle will be lost for ever and a new hair will not grow there again. Hot oil treatments if done harshly will also damage the hair follicle permanently. Certain treatments used for perming, straightening and unscientific use of hair colors will definitely
cause hair loss.
Common baldness
Hair loss in men or male- pattern baldness is mostly inherited. In this type of
hair loss men start losing hair and tend to develop baldness. A receding hair line and baldness in the top of the head are the common features of the hair loss. Sometimes women also may develop female pattern baldness and lose the entire.
Treatments for hair loss
It is the root cause of the hair loss that has to be treated.
Hair loss is most of the times a reflection of some other disease, medication or state of health The only one solution of baldness is hair replacement therapy. Good hair care, a protein rich food and a stress less life style will help hair growth.
