Hair Loss in Women

By Marcia Trotter

Less than half of women get through life with a full head of hair.

Hereditary hair loss usually starts after the age of 40. Approximately 40% of women have experienced hair loss by the age of 50. More than 80 percent of men experience significant hair loss during their lifetime. For many, the thinning starts well before middle age.

Hair loss tends to be subtler in women than it is in men. Often an overall hair thinning rather than noticeable bald spots. The thinning can occur on the front, sides, or top of the head.

Everyone experiences hair shedding, and it happens to each of us every day. Most people lose 50 to 100 hairs per day as part of this natural cycle, more on days you wash your hair. Styling, bleaching and heat treatments can increase the natural shedding.

We have hundreds of thousands of hair follicles on our heads and everyone is at a different growth stage, they last 2-5 years.

Hair grows and dies in phases, and nutrition, stress, hygiene, and daily styling all play a role in how much hair you lose daily.

The growing phase is called the “anagen” phase. The majority of hairs are in the growing phase. Hair grows about 1 centimetre per month during the anagen phase. When something stops your hair from growing, it’s called anagen effluvium. Anagen effluvium is what you would typically think of when you think of “hair loss.”

The next phase is catagen, a very small number of hairs at any one time are in this phase. In this phase the hair stops growing and lasts 2 – 3 weeks.

The last phase of hair growth is the telogen phase. During this phase, a hair strand will be at rest as it prepares to detach from your scalp. Less than 10% of hair is in this phase at any given time.

Telogen effluvium describes having more than 10 percent of your hair in the telogen phase. Telogen effluvium is temporary, but more hair will fall out while you have it. Stress, surgery, or even having a fever for a few days can bring on telogen effluvium, but your hair will probably be back to normal within six months.

Possible causes of hair loss include stress, poor diet, underlying medical conditions and a change in hormones – pregnancy and menopause.

Menopause is a natural biological process that can happen to women at different ages. During this time, the body goes through numerous physical changes as it adjusts to fluctuating hormone levels.

Weight moves from the hips to the central tummy area, aging, drier skin and decreased muscle tone. More unpleasant symptoms during menopause, including hot flashes, mood swings, stress, insomnia and hair loss.

Hair loss may make you feel selfconscious about your physical appearance. Hair an integral component of one’s style, when it happens to a woman it can trigger a modicum of panic! Most women simply are not prepared for it, unless they have seen it occur to other women in their families.

Thankfully, SMP is perhaps the most deal solution for women. For example, it is quite common for women to notice their hairlines recede at about middle age. However, other reasons behind more widespread loss of hair may be due to stress, lifestyle, and the many hormonal fluctuations women in experience in their lives - childbirth and menopause chief among them. For women, hair loss is quite often temporary, though the duration of time hair stops growing is unknown.

Research suggests that hair loss during menopause is the result of a hormonal imbalance. Specifically, it’s related to a lowered production of oestrogen and progesterone. These hormones help hair grow faster and stay on the head for longer periods of time. When the levels of oestrogen and progesterone drop, hair grows more slowly and becomes much thinner. A decrease in these hormones also triggers an increase in the production of androgens, or a group of male hormones. Androgens shrink hair follicles, resulting in hair loss on the head.

Telogen effluvium describes having more than 10 percent of your hair in the telogen phase. Telogen effluvium is temporary, but more hair will fall out while you have it. Stress, surgery, or even having a fever for a few days can bring on telogen effluvium, but your hair will probably be back to normal within six months.

Worrying about hair loss? Scalp North is here to help! We offer an 100% effective hair loss treatment, Scalp Micropigmentation. This innovative hair loss remedy has become incredibly popular owing to the fact that it is comparatively affordable, has the ability to disguise previous transplant attempts and scars, makes the scalp skin less visible in cases of partial hair loss, and eliminates the appearance of shine for full baldness. Moreover, it is long lasting, requires little maintenance and, perhaps best of all, is non-invasive and nonsurgical.

At Scalp North we assist women by working on and around the area of hair loss only, building density of colour using varying hues of allnatural pigment to blend with the existing hair. We commonly build a greater amount of density than is done for men so that the client can continue to style her hair as she likes without worry that the scalp skin is visible. A remarkable possible bonus of SMP for women is that the very act of tattooing the scalp skin itself can stimulate the hair into regrowth. While this cannot be guaranteed, as it depends on the type and extent of baldness, it is a possibility.

Scalp Micropigmentation - This extraordinary treatment involves the replication of hair follicles on the scalp, whether confined to a localized area or over the entire scalp. It is suitable for both men and women of all ages and all hair colour. Creating the soft, realistic appearance by implanting micro-flecks of colour within the dermal layer of the scalp skin to appear exactly like an actual hair follicle.

Every lady we treat receives a bespoke procedure plan that may involve a gradual building of density over a few sessions, depending on the expanse of area to be treated. SMP is non-invasive and completely safe. We are always deeply gratified to be able to help a lady through the stressful ordeal of hair loss. The art of illusion to restore confidence and eliminate worry is what SMP is all about.

If you’re considering SMP to remedy your hair loss, expect nothing less than the very best treatment experience and cosmetic result.