Alopecia is a disease characterized by the partial or total reduction of hair of the scalp or of any other area of the body.
In a scenario of alopecia, the scalp loses a great number of strands of hair, which causes one or several roundly shaped or circular bald spots, shaping what resembles a big coin. Normally, hair doesn’t grow back in these areas.
Here are the main symptoms indicating that a severe hair loss is indeed happening and that one should seek the help of hair health specialists:
Among the factors that can cause alopecia, besides heredity, we can highlight stress/anxiety, the use of certain medications, a deficient nutrition, the use of aggressive and inadequate products on the scalp or even an immune system problem.
Also known as pattern baldness, it’s the hair loss caused by genetic factors. This type of alopecia is the most frequent, being responsible for 95% of the cases among men.
It’s associated with a genetic tendency that influences a type of testosterone – dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – that ends up weakening the hair follicle.
Progressive hair loss that doesn’t create a complete baldness. In this case, the hair looks weak and lifeless, and the person gets a feeling of scarcity.
This type of problem can happen, among other factors, due to endocrine causes, problems in the endocrine glands such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, which is why it’s more common among women. It can also occur due to the use of medication that may influence diffuse hair loss and hair weakening, such as anticoagulants, chemotherapy treatments, psychiatric drugs, oral contraceptives, among others.
Another factor is nutrition since it’s of the utmost importance for hair health and for the prevention of diffuse alopecia. If the hair doesn’t get the necessary nutrients for its development, it will become dry, breakable, and thin. As a result, eating disorders, such as nervous anorexia or bulimia, also contribute to the development of alopecia.
It’s characterized by hair loss in the form of round strands in one or several areas of the scalp. It’s caused by autoimmune factors or by a disruption of the emotional system.
Alopecia areata can be recognized through the quick, partial or total loss of hair in several areas of the scalp.
If you have this hair problem, know that there is a solution. We don’t leave your hair behind at MediCapilar. We want to help! Find out how.
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Marco Baptista
25 YEARS OLD, ODIVELAS
“I decided to do a free screening because I had nothing to lose. At MediCapilar, they gave me the confidence and security that it was going to work. I took the risk and, 6 months later, I have these obvious results.”
If you act early, you can stop the process of alopecia. Stress and strict diets must be avoided. Since they are two of the possible direct causes.
The treatment for alopecia can vary depending on the causes. In any case, the most common treatments are: nutritional supplements, systemic and topical medication. In some cases, the patients also choose the hair transplant.
This hair problem affects 1 out of 1000 people, whether they are men or women, and at any age.
There are not many options for the treatment of alopecia. The best starting point is to schedule a free hair examination appointment without any commitment at the MediCapilar Clinic to find out which solution would be the best for your case.
Wigs are also a very practical, though not natural, solution to mask hair loss.
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