Hair Loss

Youthfulness is often associated with a thick, full head of hair. For men, having a full head of hair can represent vitality. For women, thick, styled hair is part of their beauty. For either gender to have thinning hair or even worse, have bald spots, it can be devastating to self-image.

Hair has a simple life cycle.

1. Each hair has a life expectancy of 2-6 years
2. Hair grows less than half an inch a month until it goes into a 2-3 month long resting stage.
3. After resting, the hair will fall out and it will be replaced by a new hair.

Those who have thinning hair or a bald spot knows there are factors that interrupt that cycle and the cycle may be efficient on some parts of the scalp but non-existent on other parts.

Causes of hair loss:

1. Stress from illness or surgery (hair loss occurs 3-4 months afterwards)
2. Hormonal imbalance
3. Giving birth
4. Fungal infection of scalp
5. Symptom of disease
6. Common baldness (age related)

When related conditions can’t be remedied, people can accept thinning or balding hair or try over the counter treatments or medical treatments like hair restoration. Properly styled hair will reduce the appearance of thin hair and minimize beginning baldness.