Hair loss is a natural part of the body’s process of renewal. There are many reasons why a person can lose hair but the problem is extremely common an untold millions of people are affected by it worldwide. The correct term for hair loss is Alopecia. Almost ninety five percent of cases of hair loss in men are hereditary and often referred to as male pattern baldness but the correct term is Androgenic Alopecia.
Moderate hair loss on the other hand which is obviously rarer may simply be a matter of adjusting your diet. Other reasons are quite natural and you may be aware of a surrounding problem such as stress, mental tension or a hormonal imbalance, but others such as exposure to chemicals or cosmetics may not be so obvious. Permanent loss usually occurs when the hair follicles themselves are damaged. It is not, surprisingly, purely the domain of men as many people think; in a America for example, up to forty in every hundred cases are women.
Many women’s hair loss may be caused by a thyroid condition which seems to affect them more often later in life. By the time they reach sixty, forty percent of women around the world will have experienced loss of some form or another. During and after a pregnancy is another time when women may experience a hair loss problem. In America approximately thirty million women suffer from female pattern, hereditary baldness at some point in their lives.
A relatively new treatment is to surgically restore hair for sufferers of permanent hair loss. Hair follicles that are healthy and undamaged are taken from the scalp and transplanted to an area where the follicles have been damaged for whatever reason. The process only requires local anesthesia and is carried out on an out-patient basis but has become one of the most regular forms of hair restoration for men. It is now possible for women to enjoy this hair restoration treatment that men have been using but it is becoming popular for women who also wish to hide some scarring caused by previous facelifts.
The most successful hair transplants are those where the recipient tries to maintain his original looks and not to attempt to appear like someone else. Before hair restoration is undertaken, the patient’s whole-body status must be considered and any underlying health problems addressed. Hair restoration therapy comes under the general umbrella of cosmetic surgery but aspects of it are completely different form other cosmetic treatments. If all other hair treatment therapies have failed then it’s possible that a surgical hair transplant might be the only permanent solution available for your hair loss condition.
