What Is Hair Loss?
On average, a person will lose around 50 – 100 hairs every day and this is completely normal. However, for some people, hair loss can exceed the norm and cause the scalp to start becoming visible in areas, hair line to recede or for their hair parting to widen. This concern is also called alopecia, which can appear as thinning hair, isolated bald patches or all over loss. Hair loss may be temporary and improve naturally on its own as a result of stress, illness, weight loss or deficiencies. Other types of hair loss may be permanent and will require some intervention to see improvements such as male and female pattern baldness which runs in the family. Hair loss may be noticed by yourself in the mirror or by someone informing you that your hair line is receding, or your hair is thinning. It may also be noticed by excessive hair on your pillow in the mornings or increased shedding when brushing your hair.
What Causes Hair Loss?
Male pattern baldness affects the top of the head rather than the back or sides and is passed down from either your biological mother or father. With male pattern baldness you may experience a receding hairline which may over time reach the crown of the head where hair may also be thinning. You may experience thinning at the crown of the head or less commonly generalised thinning over the top of the scalp. The progression of male pattern baldness depends on how early they experienced the onset of hair loss, sometimes starting around the age of 18 and how aggressive the level of hair loss is from onset.
Female pattern hair loss, or androgenic alopecia, is also hereditary and often affects the top of the head or crown area leading to thinning of the hair, whilst the sides and back of your head remain unaffected. You may also notice a receding hairline or thinning around the temple area. Hair loss can also be related to stress or extreme shock, medical conditions such as thyroid conditions or lupus, deficiencies, side effects of medication, tight hairstyles (traction alopecia) or even habitually pulling or twisting hair until it falls out (trichotillomania).
How Can I Treat Hair Loss?
If you are concerned about hair loss, it may be advisable to seek the advice of a doctor in case a medical condition is involved in its development; especially if the scalp itches, burns, hair comes out in clumps, or you have other symptoms associated with your hair loss.
It is important to seek treatment as soon as hair loss is noticed when it comes to male and female pattern hair loss as this is a chronic condition that will progress if not addressed. With treatment, you may experience stabilisation of hair loss with a varied level of regrowth. A smaller percentage may not notice significant results. However, had treatment not been started then hair loss would likely to have progressed at a faster rate.
At Takroni clinic we offer a range of treatment options including PRP, polynucleotides, and a personalised hair loss subscription service to help address your hair loss concerns. We also offer a unique Trichotest which is a DNA test to analyse your genetics and help determine which treatments and topicals are most likely to lead to a successful outcome.
