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For 95% of people experiencing premature baldness, the cause is genetic. Hair loss, like eye colour, is inherited. If genes responsible for hair loss are present, these make the hair follicles on top of your head sensitive to the hormone ‘dihydrotestosterone’, or DHT. These follicles are predisposed to begin shrinking when you reach adulthood.
It's first noticed as thinning hair, since the hair follicle begins producing only a very thin, short hair. Eventually the hair follicle dies and permanent baldness and hair loss occurs. |
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High levels of
stress can cause some hair loss, but it is usually temporary. A number of illnesses, the use of certain drugs and
severe nutritional deficiency may also cause hair loss or promote early male pattern baldness. Wounds on the head
accompanied by scarring can also cause permanent damage to hair follicles. Even tight hairdos like braids can
create tension that can inflame hair follicles, destroying them and stopping hair growth. |
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Hair loss is a natural
daily occurrence. On the average, 50 to 150 hairs are lost each day, but most hair re-grows because the hair
follicle remains. When shedding significantly exceeds hair growth, usually due to high levels of
dihydrotestosterone, baldness occurs.
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Hair loss is an ongoing process and when we reach the stage of miniaturization of the hair follicles, then it is very difficult for these vellus hair to come back to their original stage, i.e. to become terminal hair. It would be more appropriate to treat hair loss with the recommended medical treatment so that we avoid miniaturization of the follicles in the first place.
Conclusively, hair loss is a more stabilizable process rather than reversible. |
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Hair disorders are problems of the
hair shaft. These fall into two categories. The hereditary, and those caused by external factors. These disorders
are diagnosed with the aid of a microscope and include infections passed on by chemical damage and incorrect hair
care habits.
A correct diagnosis is essential for the correct treatment to be carried out. Treatments for
chemical damage for example will involve analyzing the cause, avoiding the cause and topical application of
specialized products to resolve the problem. |
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Scalp disorders include pityriasis
simplex (simple dandruff), eczema, psoriasis and many more not so common disorders.
Some of these disorders
are hereditary, made worse by dietary habits and some are caused by external traumas. All of these conditions can
be very tiresome and offensive for the person involved. However most of these conditions can be quite successfully
treated with special creams (keratolytics) used with steam and infrared lamps to remove the scale followed by
shampoos and tonics to keep them well under control. |
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For information on Hair Transplants visit Our Methodologies Section
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