Hair Loss Treatments

Hair Loss Causes

There are many know causes for hair loss and in the overwhelming majority of males that experience hair loss, the cause is Androgenetic Alopecia which is hereditary

Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) or Androgenetic Alopecia are commonly used terms to describe the condition of hair loss in men. Alopecia is the Greek word for baldness and
androgenetic includes the words androgens (male sex hormone) and genetic (genes).

Most modern medical research leans toward the theory that the primary instigator of hair loss is a hormone called Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that is converted from testosterone and binds to sites on hair follicles. DHT is believed to destroy hair follicles in people with hereditary hair loss.

Hair follicles go through three phases of hair production, Anagen, Catagen and Telogen, and DHT appears to make the follicles go into their resting phase faster, which causes the hairs produced by those follicles to become thinner and thinner with each successive growth cycle.

Hair loss is also linked to genetics and hormonal influences. Each hair follicle appears to have a predetermined number of sites to which DHT can attach. (DHT) is necessary for this to occur.

Myths

Myths abound about hair loss but it is most definitely NOT caused by poor circulation, clogged hair follicles, frequent shampooing, the wearing of hats and helmets or the presence of mites. It should also be noted that stress alone does not usually cause hair loss without the necessary genes and hormones.

Women also experience hair loss and have hereditary female pattern hair loss. This condition is still under research, but the influences in hereditary hair loss in females may be different from those in males. Some of the less common causes of hair loss, which are reversible with treatment, include thyroid disease, iron deficiency, high fever, surgery, “crash diets”, childbirth and certain medications. There are also certain dermatologic scalp disorders that can result in temporary or permanent hair loss, such as lupus, lichen planopilaris, and alopecia areata

For further information on this, Ireland only surgeon to provide surgical and non-surgical advice and procedures go to.
Dr Maurice Collins, Blackrock Clinic, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Phone 012091000