HAIR LOSS: Its Types and Treatment
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Hair Loss
Natural shedding of hair accounts for normal daily hair loss. Recent measurements indicate that the average rate of hair loss is closer to 35 to 40 hairs per day
• Abnormal hair loss Most common types • Androgenic alopecia • Alopecia areata • Postpartum alopecia • Over 63 million people in our country suffer from abnormal hair loss
Alopecia
Emotional Impact • How perceived by other View More Recent study showed that compared to men who had hair, bald men were PERCEIVED as having a number of characteristics: • Less physically attractive – by both sexes • Less assertive • Less successful • Less personably likable • Older • By about 5 years
Emotional Impact
Men with severe hair loss • Negative social and emotional effects • More preoccupation with baldness • Make effort to conceal or compensate for hair loss Women with hair loss • Devastating- women try to hide it from everyone including their doctor • Causes anxiety – women feel helpless and less attractive
a combination of heredity, hormones and age causes progressive shrinking or miniaturization of terminal hair, converting it to vellus hair • Known as male pattern baldness in men • Affects 40 million men in U.S. • Affects 20 million women in U.S
Can begin as early as teens
Frequently seen by age 40
By age 35, almost 40 % of men & women show some degree of loss
Gene can be inherited from either side of family
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Androgenetic Alopecia •
Alopecia Areata
Sudden loss of hair in round or irregular patches; may occur on scalp or anywhere else on body. It’s highly unpredictable; affects almost 5 million people in the U.S.
• Immune system attacks hair follicles
• Begins with one or more small, bald patches
• Can progress to the total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis)
Occurs in males and females of all ages and races • Can begin in childhood • Scalp shows no sign of inflammation • No obvious signs of skin disorder or disease
Hair Loss Treatments Minoxidil • Topical medication applied to scalp twice daily; proven to stimulate hair growth • Sold over the counter in 2 strengths: 2% regular & 5% extra strength; no known negative side effects Finasteride • Oral prescription for men only • Side effects include weight gain & loss of sexual function
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