Hair Growth Secrets™ PDF, eBook by Engy Khalil

115 Pages·2011·8.58 MB·English

Are You Having

Hair Loss Problem

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Table of Contents

Coping with Hair Loss
Types of Hair Loss
Symptoms of Hair Loss
Causes of Hair Loss
When to seek Medical Advice for Hair Loss
Diagnosis for Hair Loss
How to prevent Hair Loss
Home Remedies for Hair Loss
Boost your Self-Confidence despite Hair Loss

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Coping with Hair Loss

Hair loss is one of the most difficult things to cope with especially to people
who are very particular about the appearance. But this doesn’t mean that one
should give up his or her life just because he or she lost the crowning glory.

The best way that people can go about hair loss is to know what causes it.
Experts say that hair loss can either be permanent or temporary depending on
the overall status of the person.

Permanent hair loss or pattern hair loss is common to those people whose
parents had the same thing. This is because the condition can be hereditary.

Temporary hair loss on the other hand is usually caused certain medical
conditions and illnesses, which weakens the immune system and eventually,
affects the growth of the hair.

This can also be caused by taking in medications and undergoing treatments that
use drugs that can be harmful to the hair as well as hormonal changes during
pregnancy in women.

This type of hair loss can also be brought about by changing hairstyles that put
too much pressure on the hair follicles and using too many hair products that
hinder healthy hair growth.

Dealing with male hair loss:

In men, the most common type of hair loss is thinning brought about by
"androgens" or "male hormones". Experts say that men experience pattern
baldness even at an early age. And as they grow older, hair loss becomes more
and more obvious especially when thinning starts at the front and sides of the
head.

Many men who experience this
condition say that the easiest, fastest,
and cheapest way cope with hair
loss is to ignore it. Since male
pattern baldness is inevitable due to
the genes, it can be useless to worry
too much on something that is
inevitable.
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This will work for those who have mustered enough confidence not to care too
much on what other people would say about them. But there still those who
cannot ignore the effects of hair loss on their lives.
For those who are bothered by hair loss, the best way to go about it is to take an
action, a positive one. In fact, you can do something to fix it through drug and
other treatments.

Although these will not totally cure it, these can somehow slow the rate of hair
loss. Topical medicine such as minoxidil or oral medication like finasteride can
be used. But, before you take in any medication, make sure that you consult
your doctor first to avoid further complications.

Going about female hair loss:

More than the men, women feel more burdens when they lose their hair. This is
because they are more conscious about how they look and their confidence
greatly depends on their physical appearance. To avoid a feeling of shame, there
are many ways to cope with it.

But, before doing anything, make sure that you know what the cause of the hair
loss is. Visiting the doctor to know the status of the condition and to ask for
available treatment options might work on you.

One of the best ways to cope with hair loss among women is to increase the
circulation to the scalp using a soft and multi-tipped scalp massager every day.
You can also use milder shampoos or those that are formulated to treat thinning
hair and receding hairline.

To look more fashionable, women can also use hair accessories such as hats to
cover bald spots or areas that are already showing the scalp.

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Types of Hair Loss

It is only normal for people to lose at least a hundred strands of their hair on a
regular basis. This is because in the normal cycle of a person’s hair growth—
which is expected to last for at least two to six years—strands of hair fall out
regularly and the scalp will grow new ones in about 12 weeks.

However, some people lose more than the expected number of stands in a day.
In fact, there are a growing number of people who experience the burden of hair
loss nowadays.

Experts say that many of the people who are losing their hair are not even aware
of it. If truth to be to be told, many of them are nonchalant about the condition
of their hair and don’t notice that they are losing their crowning glory if not for
the comments of people around them.

If you think you are one of those who are prone to hair loss, the first thing that
you need to know is what the specific types of hair loss there is are. This will
serve as a sign if you are really into losing your hair in the long run or not.

The first type is the “androgenetic alopecia” or commonly known as the pattern
baldness. Males and females who are prone to this experience slow growth of
hair as well as weaker stands of hair compared before.

In this condition, the primary cause could be heredity because the history of
pattern baldness may increase your risks of losing your hair. Because of
heredity, age is also affected which in turn speeds up the rate of hair loss.

Another type is called, “cicatricial alopecia” or the scarring alopecia, which is a
type of permanent hair loss, occurs caused by inflammation.

In this condition, the inflammation was able to damage the hair’s follicle and
later, became scars. Because of these scars, the new hair is prevented from
coming out.

Scarring alopecia can be caused by certain skin conditions like lupus
erythematosus and lichen planus wherein experts are yet to discover what
causes the inflammation.

The “alopecia areata” is the type of hair loss, which is considered as an
autoimmune disease. Although there is already a classification for this, the
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cause of the condition is not yet discovered.

Experts say that those people who suffer from his condition are those who are
generally healthy. Some say that the condition can be caused by autoimmune
disorders like thyroid illness, genes, or certain virus in the environment where
the person spends a long time in.

On the other hand, there is also a type that is caused by a change in the normal
hair cycle, it is called “telogen effluvium”. This condition might occur when
something shocked system that leads to the premature resting of the hair’s
growth.

This shock can either be physical but mostly emotional such as when a person
sulks into depression caused by factors like death and other distress events. It
can also be caused by physiological stress that lead fever, changing weight
conditions, deficiencies in nutrition as well as other disturbances in metabolism.

Lastly, the type of hair loss which is becoming popular today is the "traction
alopecia". This specific hair loss is usually caused by too much hairstyling that
puts too much pressure on the scalp. The pulling causes the roots of the hair to
be weak and disables it from growing healthy hair.

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Symptoms of Hair Loss

Hair loss or baldness is becoming one of the most common problems of people.
This is because more and more factors contribute to it compared before. Called
"alopecia" by experts, hair loss can be categorized into permanent and
temporary baldness depending on the condition the person is in.

Experts say that that most common form of alopecia is called, pattern baldness
or the "androgenetic alopecia. It is said that this type of hair loss condition
affects almost one third of the men and women in the world. The sad thing
about this is it is permanent, meaning there is no way to go about it but to cope
with it.

When a person loses at least a hundred strands of hair per day, it is considered
normal. But when he or she loses more than that estimated amount along with
glaring symptoms such as thinning of the hair, a hairline that is receding, and
bald patches in some areas of the head, then you might be suffering from hair
loss.

Studies show that androgenetic alopecia can affect both men and women but the
manifestations differ in some ways. Among men, the thinning of the hair starts
at the temples as well in the crown. In the long run, it is expected that they will
be either completely bald or partially bald.

In women, lesser hair loss is expected and though there is also receding
hairlines along the forehead and temple, they will not completely go bald as
men do.

The pattern baldness in males is known to begin at such an early age even
before their teenage years. This condition may be characterized by a receding
hairline—especially at the temples—and hair loss at the top of the person's head.

Eventually, the person can be completely or partially bald. The symptoms of
hereditary pattern baldness in men include thinning or loss of hair stands
starting in the front or forehead, at the crown, down to the sides of the person's
hairline.

Some women start losing hair at puberty but most of those who have pattern
baldness do not. The estimated year is around mid-20s to early-30s. Unlike in
men, the androgenetic alopecia in women starts with the thinning the front or
forehead down to the crown.
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What differs the hereditary pattern
baldness in both genders is that hair
loss in women are only limited and
they don’t experience total
baldness.

Aside from pattern baldness,
another permanent type of hair loss
is the "cicatricial alopecia" or the
scarring alopecia which is caused
by the inflammation in the hair's
follicles.

This result in scars, which hinders the growth of the new set of hair.

When it comes to temporary hair loss, the most common is called "alopecia
areata" wherein the baldness starts from a small and round patch and will grow
in size.

The "telogen effluvium" occurs suddenly and characterized by thinning without
patches.

"Traction alopecia" is caused by changing hairstyles which out too much
pressure on the scalp and creates bald spots especially between the rows of the
hair, and "trichotillomania" which is caused by a mental problem wherein the
person cannot help him or herself from pulling out the strands of hair from the
scalp and in other parts of his or her body.

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Causes of Hair Loss

Surveys say that one of the things that make people lose their confidence is hair
loss. This is because many people cannot be confident in front and even around
with others knowing that these people are openly staring into his or her bald
spots.

Experts say that hair loss or baldness can be inevitable to people especially if
their families have a history of it. These people—whose genes came from older
generations who are prone to hair loss—cannot really do much about it since the
condition runs in their genes. But for those who don’t have it in their genes and
still lose so much hair, now is the time to worry.

More and more people are becoming prone to hair loss because they don’t pay
much attention to the signs and symptoms of the condition. If you think you are
prone to baldness, the first thing that you need to check—aside from the
family's history of hair loss—is the number of strands of hair that you lose in a
day.

Although it is quite impossible to keep track to the exact number of strands, a
hundred will be noticeable if examines closely. Experts say that losing this
amount of hair is normal because new stands of hair are expected to grow in 12
weeks. But if the amount is more than this, it is a must to consider what might
cause it.

The following are some of the common causes of hair loss. Although some of
which can be self-determined, it is always best to consult an expert because he
or she can pinpoint what exactly causes your baldness.

1. Diseases, illnesses and other medical conditions.

This is one of the most common causes of hair loss. Diseases such as diabetes,
lupus, or those that are associated with the thyroid glands can affect the growth
and the overall production of hair in the person's system.

2. Taking in certain medications.

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The side effects of certain medications like those of isotretinoin and lithium and
other diet pills that contain amphetamines are known to cause hair loss
especially among teens.

People who are undergoing chemotherapy sessions to treat cancer as well as
those drugs for gout, depression, arthritis, and heart problems may trigger
baldness. In women, birth control pills may also be the culprit for hair loss.

3. Undernourishment or poor nutrition.

People who have insufficient protein and iron in their bodies will most likely
suffer from hair loss. This is because these two are the most important
component that strengthens the hair to make it grow.

Hair loss due to improper nutrition are more common among women because
they are the ones who are more into fad and diets which lead to eating disorders
that cause under nutrition.

Experts say that when a person has poor nutrition, there is not enough supply of
nutrients such as vitamin and minerals to sustain the growth of the hair.

4. Undergoing medical treatments.

People who have to undergo medical treatments such as chemotherapy and
radiation therapies are getting more risks in losing their hair because these
treatments can kill the hair from the roots and may even cause a condition called
"alopecia" that can lead to permanent hair loss.

Other causes of hair loss include hormonal changes, hair treatments and
hairstyling, scalp infection, "trichotillomania" or hair-pulling disorder, and
disruption of the hair's growth cycle.

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