Hair Loss Treatment
What is Hair Loss?
The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. There may be associated scalp disease or scarring.
- Alopecia may be in a small area or all over.
- It can affect the scalp or other parts of the body such as beard hair.
- It may be due to hair shedding, poor quality hair, or hair thinning.
- There may be areas of skin that are completely bald.
- There may be associated skin disease or scarring.
Unfortunately, hair loss may not be easy to correct.
As all our hair follicles are formed during foetal growth, it is unavoidable that we will notice hair loss of some kind in later life.
Hair loss occurs in:
- Males and females
- Children and adults
- People with any colour or type of hair.
Hair loss can be an isolated problem or associated with another disease or condition.
It can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Hair loss can be due to:
- The decreased growth of the hair.
- Increased shedding of the hair.
- Conversion of thick hairs to thin hairs
- Congenital or new hair shaft abnormalities.
- An inflammatory skin disease that damages or destroys the hair bulb.
What might you see?
The features of hair loss depend on the cause. Actual symptoms such as itch and soreness are generally not present unless caused by inflammatory skin disease.
However, a burning, prickly discomfort known as trichodynia may accompany hair shedding.
Treatment, if any, depends on the cause of the hair loss and can be time consuming and expensive.
50% of us will have hair thinning/ loss by age 50.
The aim of a consultation is to diagnose causes for slowing hair loss if any are present and treating what can be treated.
What is Hair Loss?
The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. There may be associated scalp disease or scarring.
- Alopecia may be in a small area or all over.
- It can affect the scalp or other parts of the body such as beard hair.
- It may be due to hair shedding, poor quality hair, or hair thinning.
- There may be areas of skin that are completely bald.
- There may be associated skin disease or scarring.
Unfortunately, hair loss may not be easy to correct.
As all our hair follicles are formed during foetal growth, it is unavoidable that we will notice hair loss of some kind in later life.
Hair loss occurs in:
- Males and females
- Children and adults
- People with any colour or type of hair.
Hair loss can be an isolated problem or associated with another disease or condition.
It can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Hair loss can be due to:
- The decreased growth of the hair.
- Increased shedding of the hair.
- Conversion of thick hairs to thin hairs
- Congenital or new hair shaft abnormalities.
- An inflammatory skin disease that damages or destroys the hair bulb.
What might you see?
The features of hair loss depend on the cause. Actual symptoms such as itch and soreness are generally not present unless caused by inflammatory skin disease.
However, a burning, prickly discomfort known as trichodynia may accompany hair shedding.
Treatment, if any, depends on the cause of the hair loss and can be time consuming and expensive.
50% of us will have hair thinning/ loss by age 50.
The aim of a consultation is to diagnose causes for slowing hair loss if any are present and treating what can be treated.