Baldness: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Overview:
Male pattern baldness is also called androgenic alopecia. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), around 50 % of all men over 50 will be affected by baldness.
It’s a normal part of aging. Anyone can lose hair on the head, so losing your hair is nothing to worry about.
What are the symptoms of hair loss?
Baldness (Hair loss) can emerge in many different ways, depending on the causes. It can occur suddenly or gradually.
Symptoms of hair loss may include:
- Gradual thinning on top of the head: This type is the most common type of hair loss, affecting people by age.
- Circular or patchy bald spots
- Sudden loosening of hair
- Full-body hair loss
- Patches of scaling that spread over the scalp.
What are the causes of baldness?
Most causes of hair loss or baldness are genes you get from your parents.
According to the scientists, the gene affects your hair by a hormone called DHT makes them thinner.
It takes a long time to grow again. It’s normal to lose hair. We lose between 50 to 100 hair a day. This type of hair loss usually runs in the family.
Other types of hair loss may be temporary. They can be caused by:
- An illness
- Stress
- Cancer treatment
- Weight loss
- Hairstyles and treatments
- Iron deficiency
- Radiation therapy to the head.
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Risk factors:
Many factors can raise your risk of hair loss, including:
- A family history of balding on your mother’s or father’s side
- Age
- Significant weight loss
- Certain medical conditions, such as diabetes and lupus
- Stress
- Poor nutrition
Prevention of hair loss or baldness:
As we said before, most baldness is caused by genetics. But these tips may help you avoid preventable types of hair loss:
- Be gentle with your hair.
- Ask your physician about medications and vitamins to protect your hair.
- Protect your hair from the sun.
- Protect your hair from any sources of ultraviolet light.
- Stop smoking. Some studies indicate an association between smoking and baldness in men.
Hair transplants:
A hair transplant is the most common and expensive treatment for baldness or hair loss.
Hair transplants function by removing hair from the scalp with active hair growth and transplanting them to thinning or balding areas of your scalp.
Multiple treatments are usually required, and the procedure carries the risk of infection. But, The benefits of a hair transplant are that it looks more natural. Moreover, it is permanent.
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