What Might Be Causing Hair Loss Male pattern baldness may be the first thing people think of in regard to hair loss, but people of all ages, including women, can lose their hair. Recognizing its causes may help some people prevent it from occurring. Isn’t it normal to shed hair? Shedding a small amount of hair each day is normal. In fact, minor hair loss is often a sign that the body is growing new, healthy hair to replace old hair. However if someone is losing more than 100 hairs per day, that could be the sign of more permanent hair loss. What is hair loss? Hair loss occurs when something is stopping hair from growing. The medical term for hair loss is anagen effluvium, and it will continue until its cause is addressed and stops. What causes hair loss? The most frequent causes of hair loss include: · Hereditary hair loss: The most common cause of hair loss across the globe, hereditary hair loss affects both men and women and occurs when people inherit genes that cause their hair follicles to shrink and eventually stop growing hair.
· Overreaction of the immune system: Alopecia areata causes hair loss when the body’s immune system attacks hair follicles. Hair loss resulting from this overreaction most often occurs on the scalp, inside the nose and in the ears. · Products/personal choices: Harsh hair care products may contribute to hair loss, as can certain hairstyles. Over time, colouring hair or styling it in certain ways, such as in a perm or pulling it tightly back, can damage the hair and lead to hair loss. Is regrowth possible? Whether or not hair grows back depends on what caused the hair loss. For example, treatment for certain conditions, including hereditary hair loss and alopecia areata, can help to stimulate regrowth. However, hair loss that results from hairstyles that pull on the scalp is often permanent.
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