Showing posts with label hair loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair loss. Show all posts

12/31/2009

Types of alopecia and useful recommendations


Alopecia is a type of hair loss in patches. But not all alopecia are the same ...

Research has identified three types of triggers, genetic, immunological and psychological stress or traumatic events.

We can distinguish:

Alopecia areata: Identify causes of hair loss in severely limited and uneven. The cause, in most cases, is psychological. Often, the causes of the fall are the psychological and if untreated can lead to total baldness.

Androgenetic Alopecia: The birth of genetic and hormonal factors, is the most difficult to eliminate. Unlike previous starts very slowly, the hair weak and difficult to comb and then begin to fall. The hair bulb atrophies completely and thus the hair loss and is not replaced by new hairs.

Scarring alopecia: This is caused by the destruction of the hair bulb, in connection with the atrophy of the follicles in the vicinity. The causes can be attributed to disease, trauma and genetic predisposition. This type of alopecia causes irreversible progress.

Treatments?
The most recommended is (obviously with a prescription): Minoxidil 5%, valid for the regrowth of hair, if hair follicles are still active and equally effective when added to retinoic acid, a compound of vitamin A; finasteride that blocks Hair fall bulbs.

Help for hair loss


Tufts of hair between the toes while washing the head with the shampoo?
It is always a desperation, but here are tips to help you combat hair loss.

A healthy diet rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals and some trace elements help strengthen and improve hair quality. Try to reduce or at least limit stress (trigger hair loss). Gently massage the scalp regularly can ease the bleeding and keep hair healthy.

Preferred, if possible, drying outdoors. Using a suitable shampoo, for example, cosmetic products to help slow hair loss, improving their appearance. Also, wear hats or caps do not cause hair loss, but on the contrary, that protects them from possible adverse effects of climate change. These are some simple tips to cure an important part of their physical appearance.

12/04/2009

Causes of hair loss


Hair loss, known medically as androgenetic alopecia, seborrheic alopecia or common baldness, is caused by a progressive loss of hair. The first thing that strikes the patient is increased hair loss especially in the wash and hairstyle. The loss of up to 25 hairs per day, indicating excellent health of the scalp.
Between 25 and 50, can be quantified as normal, but a fall of over 50 hairs must be seen as excessive, whichever take precautions.
Androgenetic alopecia is a physiological phenomenon multifactorial

Genetic causes: it depends on the stimulation by androgenic hormones in genetically predisposed follicles.

Androgenetic stimulus: a stimulus is presented androgen on the sebaceous secretion, by androgenic hormones.

Decreased cell activity: it relates to the passing of the years in response to decreased cellular activity of hair follicles, similar to what happens in the rest of the body.

Dysfunctions in sebum secretion: in those affected by common baldness, there is a significant increase in sebum production.

Peeling pityriasis altered: the accelerated production of basal cells extract quickly pushed to new keratinocytes to the surface for complete keratinization, resulting in a hasty and faulty keratinization which leads to increased scale, rapid cell turnover and appearance of fungi and bacteria propiciantes the onset of common baldness.

Circulatory: generally decreased blood microcirculation leads to less blood supply, which reduces the materials necessary for proper metabolism in hair follicles.

Organic factors: such as diet and psychological factors like stress or depression.

8/31/2009

Stress and hair loss


Too much responsibility has often been implicated in the onset of hair loss, but has not yet been confirmed by scientific studies.

However, we are all victims of stress induced by the events of everyday life, we must consider the role of stress in hair loss.

If it occurs in the weeks after a moment of emotional intensity can give abnormally high almost for granted that this is the cause and the best you can do is some kind of relaxing therapy such as yoga and watch regain your hair and brake hair loss.

Localized Hair Loss


Localized hair loss: androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, scarring alopecia.

Localized hair loss occurs in male androgenetic alopecia (gulfs, tonsure), fungal infections (ringworm) of alopecia areata in plaques, alopecia induced by pulling (trichotillomania, braids and hair straightening) or scarring alopecia (lupus erythematosus lichens, folliculitis decalvans, central centrifugal scarring alopecia, frontal fibrosing alopecia ...).

Tumors and skin growths are also accompanied by a localized hair loss (nevus sebaceous, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma).

Diffuse hair loss


Diffuse hair loss: androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, anagen effluvium, alopecia areata.

Among diffuse hair loss the most common are the common hair loss (androgenetic alopecia male and female) and telogen effluvium (after a high fever, pregnancy, drugs or a strict diet).

The anagen effluvium in turn leads to a loss of hair after chemotherapy or during the brutal alopecia. Genetic hair loss occurs at birth or during childhood rather (moniletrix anagen hair syndrome, ectodermal dysplasia).

Symptoms of hair loss


Hair loss can affect each other as various genres can also take many different forms:

"Hair loss can affect the child, adult, male or female.

-Cover all or part of the scalp.

Hair loss can be isolated or accompanied by many signs:

-fatigue
-oily hair
"brittle hair
-fine hair
-films or crusts
-itch

These signs are important in determining the cause of hair loss and the factors that contribute to hair loss.

Conduct in hair loss cases:
Hair loss requires a doctor to determine the cause, you sometimes need a blood test to develop a treatment for hair loss.

Normal hair loss and abnormal


Baldness "normal"

The hair is like a forest: the hair grows, lives and dies. Hair loss is usually dead replaced by new hair. Note that hair loss of less than 50-100 hairs per day can be normal.

The abnormal hair loss

In some cases, hair loss exceeds 50 to 100 hairs a day and consider it a disease of hair loss (alopecia for example).

Growth cycle and hair loss


The normal cycle of hair growth varies from 2 to 6 years. Each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month during this phase. About 90% of scalp hairs are in growth phase (anagen). Approximately 10% of scalp hair, at some point, are in a resting phase (catagen). After 2 to 3 months, the hair falling at rest (telogen) is again replaced by new growth.

It is normal to lose some hair (less than 60 hair) every day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive hair loss (more than usual, can affect men, women and children).

7/23/2009

Brewer's yeast for loss of hair and skin healthy


It is a dietary supplement and anti-vitamin and digestive system. Contains folic acid, phosphorus, sulfur, iron and calcium. In addition, trace elements such as chromium and selenium.

It is a powerful natural antioxidant. It is indicated especially in those with too much skin or devitalized hair very damaged. It also gives very good results in treating the most severe cases of acne.

How to accelerate hair growth and prevent falls


Wheat germ oil to prevent hair loss, strengthen and make growth more healthy and strong.
With high doses of vitamin F. It is used especially in the anti-age treatments.

Moreover, it is essential to restore hair to force cracked or very sensitive to exposure to dyes or chemical treatments, to prevent their
fall prematurely and accelerate their growth.

7/18/2009

Massages capillaries to prevent hair loss


If your intention is to take care of your hair and prevent hair loss just to get to the right place.

A good hair massage just 5 minutes a day, will strengthen and give strength to your hair through the blood supply to the scalp needs to strengthen the hair and sometimes without the help of massage capillary is not possible.

The first thing you should do is support the fingertips strong on the back of the head and make gentle circular motions. 1 minutes each finger moves a bit forward until you reach the front of the head. In total 5 minutes of massage are very effective and also very comforting.

To further improve efficiency are recommended for nettle lotion massage and / or castor oil which is very good for the scalp. When using either of these 2 elements, wash the hair as a possible co PH neutral shampoo within 30 minutes after the massage.

Hereditary hair loss (solution)


If your father is bald or losing hair for 25 years does not mean you have to suffer the same fate.

First we must clarify that the gene for baldness is not necessarily transmitted by the father which may have a parent with long hair and be bald or vice versa. The gene for hair loss also can be transmitted though the mother may have much hair, may have the gene and pass it to your child because this gene is usually active in men than in women.

But as well as transmitting the gene for hair loss, is also transmitted the gene to have a lot of hair which means you do not always have to look at the father and his personal experience to know whether you will have alopecia early, late or a simple gradual loss of hair.

To be able to know with a high percentage of success if the gene for baldness was broadcast you should look at the tree. First one is always fixed at the rate of hair, if you have the same hair that your father is likely to have the same gene, but not always the case. Look at your maternal grandfather by! The gene for hair that is transmitted to children is usually the same as was the father of the mother, so if your father is bald but your mother's side grandfather was bald then you have many possibilities to have the same luck in your grandfather.

For cases in which alopecia solution already there!
"Finasteride in tablet and" 5% minoxidil are the only 2 substances scientifically proven to produce results with frequent use and constant. (There is no other outcomes)
Before starting any treatment consult your doctor.

Hair loss stress


If you suffer from stress you may experience a loss of hair. In these cases the worst thing you can do is alarmarte, although hair loss can have many causes, as agreed at a moment in life where it faces a considerable stress is very likely that this is the cause of hair loss.

When this happens it is best to be quiet as possible, under any circumstances, hair loss from stress is the culprit, or if it is not very pretty face is like a snowball, the more you stress hair fall more and more rapid, but quiet, hair loss stress usually easier to retrieve.

When notes that stress beyond what you're noticing the hair re-gain strength and grow with more vitality, it is advisable to do meditation, yoga or exercise because they stimulate the body, remove the bad energy which eliminates stress and thus help to recover your hair and prevent further decline.

7/16/2009

Because the hair falls out (alopecia and baldness)


Not only is there a cause for the loss of the amount of hair on our scalps and hair make clear that gradually can in most cases enlarged little by little to create a significant bald and often annoying and unsightly .

First we must clarify that it is normal to fall between 40 to 100 hairs a day. While at the start of alopecia or hair loss is noticed that the fall may increase, the reason for the conspicuous absence of hair is not simplemtente a hair, but not to grow with the same vigor and vitality with which used to grow hair.

Keep in mind that each hair has a life of approximately 3 years, in which the hair falls into place and 2 or 3 weeks after leaving a hair replacing it, so no need to worry about the fall itself, but because in place does not re-grow hair with the other instensidad and vitality, the alopecia is usually a bit of hair out again to appear thinner and slightly lighter, it also tends to have less time for life to show that hair and other come thinner, with less strength and more clear, until it becomes almost inperceptible.

In more advanced cases of alopecia hair even back out because the hair follicle to damage it ends completely. In these cases it is almost impossible to recover the hair naturally, the only alternative at this point are hair implants, whether natural hair by using the body itself, or using the not so recommended, but if cheaper, synthetic hair, which they have an appearance similar to natural hair, are against the natural hair implants that do not grow and have more possibility of rejection.

7/02/2009

Synthetic hair implants for baldness

Implants biofibras against baldness.
The best method is the non-surgical implant biofibra, which is a synthetic hair that has practically no rejection reactions, and it seems natural in terms of texture and color. He was implanted under local anesthesia through a device that is inoculated with a number of hairs in the designated area.

The patient leaves the clinic with their hair in place and without any mark. This implant is not suitable for the person who is totally bald, but ideal for showing areas where hair becomes scarce.
Time to see the effects: immediate.

Prevent hair loss: Top 3 Treatments

The hair can be prevented with several different treatments, here we give you 3 of them, the first (minoxidil) is the most effective and scientifically proven.

• Minoxidil is a vasodilator stimulated androgen receptor and has a big effect. This substance must be prescribed by a doctor because it is contraindicated for cardiac and pregnant or lactating.
Time to see the effects: a couple of weeks.

• Aminexil is a lotion that fights the fibrosis and controls the activity of the main enzyme involved in the process leading to hair loss.
Time to see the effects: 6 weeks.

• Mesotherapy: This is a revitalizing therapy that is performed by microinyeciones with drug products that can stimulate growth of the hair bulb.
Time to see the effects: several months.

Consult your dermatologist before starting any treatment.

5/27/2009

Annoying alopecia areata and its treatment

This type of alopecia is aesthetically worse than androgenic alopecia because although the vast majority do not want to lose your hair, in this type of alopecia is more harmonic the fall in terms of sectors and is not just with alopecia areata which affects different areas of the scalp in the form of circles generally totally unpopulated hair. It can also affect the entire scalp it would be completely bald and the other case is more serious when the alopecia is universal and affects the hair follicles throughout the body.

While there is currently no effective treatment for this type of alopecia, if there are treatments that help a little to regain their hair in such cases. Treatments that can be used in such cases they can achieve some kind of optimum result are not steroids, ultraviolet light, steroid injections, and topical irritants that cause excitation of the affected hair follicles and stimulates growth hair in the treated area.

Androgenetic alopecia

Usually men suffer from and to a much lesser extent women.
Many treatments attempt to eliminate the production of hormones that are responsible for hair loss, hormones are called androgens.

If hair follicles are damaged, will be irreversibly so what is the best treatment while the follicles are still in good condition unless it is a surgical treatment in which hair follicles are replaced by others damaged in a good state are obtained from other areas of the body.

Causes of hair loss

There are many reasons why hair begins to fall and in some cases to total baldness.
One of them even if not the most important is the food devoid of nutrients and vitamins essential to hair health, other causes are diseases of the thyroid, stress, scalp contact with different chemicals harmful to the hair follicle, the hygiene of the scalp, some contraindications to some medications (usually antidepressants) and in cases of AGA undoubtedly the most important factor is genetics.

The most common hair loss are genetic and covers the vast majority in men over 40 years and a smaller but no less important in older than 21 years although there are cases in which hair loss is usually be before or after this.
Hair loss is often first and more on inputs and on the crown.
While it is normal to lose 100 hairs a day or more, making believe that one is being bald is not the hair loss itself, but not lost her hair to grow back with the same vitality, they begin to grow thinner and clear to the point that in cases not re-grow.

The culprit of all this is the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase and the hormone testosterone. The enzyme converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which is reducing the follicles causing the membranes in the scalp to become rigid.

This creates less blood, and the new hair to emerge are weaker, thinner and clear up and not play more atrophy hair down.