Types of Hair Loss

There are several different types of hair loss. For those that are experiencing this condition, it is important to know just what is causing hair loss in the first place. Once this is done, individuals can seek out the help that they need to secure the best results that are out there. Now, not everyone can actually improve their condition. Some can find a way to slow down the hair loss that they are facing. Others can get hair loss to re-grow. The options are limitless. Before you can do this, though, you need to understand the varied types of hair loss out there.

Male Pattern Baldness: In this condition, men will begin to see there hair lines recede. This generally happens at the hair line above the eyes, on the sides of the face and can happen at the top of the head, towards the back. In any of these cases, it is often caused by problems that have to do with the conversion of testosterone in the body which will eventually stop their hair from re-growing.

Female Pattern Baldness: In this condition, which is similar to that of men, there will be a thinning of the hair line that parts the hair down the center. In this case, though, estrogen is not available in enough levels and therefore hair does not grow as it should. This is a rarer form of the condition.

Traction Alopecia: This condition happens to those that are always pulling their hair back into ponytails or into buns. They generally do this with a great deal of force which causes damage to the hair follicle in some cases. In others, it may be a thinning of the hair just from the pulling that is done.

Telogen Effluvium: For some, their hair loss is due to a medical treatment that they are undergoing. This may include chemotherapy, major types of surgery, childbirth, various types of poisoning and even severe cases of stress. In this case, the hormones within the body are not regulated and stop normal hair growth cycles. In most of these cases, the individual will regain their normal hair growth once the treatments or the condition subsides.

Alopecia Areata: This is a condition which is an autoimmune problem. Here, there will be spot baldness that happens in just one location, in several locations, or throughout the entire body. It can re-grow hair and then move to a different location as well.

These conditions may or may not be treatable hair loss conditions. It is still advisable to speak to your doctor about your condition in order to benefit from what is available in treatment options.

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