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Female hair loss is an issue that affects at least
20% of women.
There are two main categories of Non-genetic hair
loss. Anagen Effluvium and Telogen Effluvium.
Anagen
Effluvium usually involves chemotherapy or medications know to cause
hair loss.
Telogen Effluvium is the most common and involves
an increase in hair follicles which enter into the resting stage.
Telogen Effluvium is commonly caused by:
1. Physical
stress, surgery, illness, anemia, rapid weight change.
2.
Emotional stress, mental illness, death of a family member.
3.
Thyroid abnormalities.
4. Medications: High dose of Vitamin A.
Blood pressure medications, Gout medications.
5. Hormonal causes:
Pregnancy, birth control pills, menopause.
6. When the above
causes to Telogen Effluvium are reversed or altered you should see
the return of normal hair growth.
Women appear to be
more subject to hair loss due to dietary reasons than men. Low iron
levels are the common dietary reason women experience hair loss,
although other vitamins and minerals
may be involved. Excessive
Vitamin A intake can lead to hair loss. It has been reported that
Zinc can interfere with Iron absorption as well.
Genetic Hair Loss
Female pattern loss is a genetic predisposition to
hair loss caused by an abnormal reaction to hormone levels in both
men and women and usually can be only treated by
medication.
Female hair loss is difficult to diagnose. Many
different conditions and causes can have a similar superficial
appearance. A visit to a board certified dermatologist is
recommended. They will need to perform a series of tests.
Female Hair Loss Treatments
Currently, the FDA has approved Regaine as a hair
loss treatment that may help to halt/or regrow hair loss to female
pattern hair loss.
Treatments for female pattern hair
loss is limited. While there are some things that halt hair loss and
regrow hair, there are often side effects associated with them as
well as risks in case of pregnancy.
Many women will
choose a non-surgical hair replacement which includes wigs, hair
pieces, and hair additions.
Female Hair Transplants
Female hair transplantation has been an option many
women have been turning to recently.
The latest transplant
techniques to transplanting one, two or more hairs at a time makes
natural results in women possible.
Because women usually
experience overall thinning rather than slick bald spots, they
achieve the greatest results with hair transplantation since hair
has to be added for density rather than a complete bald spot that
has to be transplanted. Although good results can be achieved in
some women, there are reasons why women also choose not to have
transplants. Hair transplantation leaves a small cosmetic scar in
the back of the scalp which is covered by the existing hair. Women
who do not want any kind of scar, or who plan to have a very short
hair cut will want to consider this.
At Dr. Al Rustom's
Skin and Laser Clinic, women are our patients too. Typically,
hair transplants has been viewed as the treatment of male pattern
baldness. Yet our advanced technique is equally successful with
female patients. After our thorough assessment consultation, we find
that most women with thinning hair are excellent candidates for this
type of surgery.
Call us soon +971-4-349-8800 about any hair
loss concerns you might have. Let us help you solve your hair loss
problem.
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