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Top Causes of Hair Loss and Hair Thinning in Women
For women, hair are not just fibres, but an expression of beauty, style, and personality. Losing your hair can really freak you out. Whether it's short-term or long-term, women lose hair the same way men do. It might thin all over, or your centre part could get wider and wider.
How Does Hair Grow?
Your scalp has about 1,00,000 hair. Each one has its own life cycle. A follicle produces a single hair that grows at a rate of h...more
For women, hair are not just fibres, but an expression of beauty, style, and personality. Losing your hair can really freak you out. Whether it's short-term or long-term, women lose hair the same way men do. It might thin all over, or your centre part could get wider and wider.
How Does Hair Grow?
Your scalp has about 1,00,000 hair. Each one has its own life cycle. A follicle produces a single hair that grows at a rate of h...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Hair fall has become very common for everyone now. The reason can range from environmental factors to biological ones. Being aware of the causes is the first step in preventing serious hair fall. Following are the ways to deal with it:
1. Get to the root of the cause: The most common reason for hair loss in both men and women is androgenetic alopecia, also called pattern baldness. The most common occurrence happens around menopause. The other causes can be side effects of brief illness,...more
1. Get to the root of the cause: The most common reason for hair loss in both men and women is androgenetic alopecia, also called pattern baldness. The most common occurrence happens around menopause. The other causes can be side effects of brief illness,...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Loss of hair can have adverse effects on your physical as well as mental health. Not only does hair loss affect your self-esteem or appeal, it also hints at an underlying health problem. There could be many reasons for the loss of hair. Alopecia areata is a condition wherein sudden loss of hair begins with one or more circular bald patches that might or might not overlap.
Some of the common cosmetic treatments for hair loss include:
Hair Grafting or Transplant: Hair transplan...more
Some of the common cosmetic treatments for hair loss include:
Hair Grafting or Transplant: Hair transplan...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Hair loss or Alopecia is a problem common to both men and women. It can leave you feeling very miserable. But rather than getting upset knowing the cause will help you tackle the problem efficiently. The following are few shocking causes of hair loss that you may not be aware of-
Hair Loss can be a hereditary problem for some people. It can be common to both men and women. Males may encounter male pattern baldness and females can encounter female pattern baldness.
Women can face hai...more
Hair Loss can be a hereditary problem for some people. It can be common to both men and women. Males may encounter male pattern baldness and females can encounter female pattern baldness.
Women can face hai...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Hair growth is a natural process that can also take place with assisted treatments. There are quite a few solutions and treatments available. Quite a lot of these are fads while some can be genuine. Homeopathy is an option which is effective for regrowth of hair and curing baldness. This is often the last stop of treatment for people who have failed at restoring their previous state of hair. These are a few well known remedies that homeopathy prescribes for baldness.
Silicea: It is very...more
Silicea: It is very...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Homeopathy Doctor•Nagpur
The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. The most widely recognized type of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia. It constitutes around 95 percent of hair loss of the scalp. It is usually a permanent problem and can be traced to heredity. Another type of alopecia, alopecia areata, can however, be temporary. It may include hair loss of the scalp as well as the body. Its particular cause is unknown so far.
Hair loss is not generally brought about by a sickness, but rather is a cause of m...more
Hair loss is not generally brought about by a sickness, but rather is a cause of m...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Post-pregnancy hair loss
temporary hair loss ~experienced at the end of a pregnancy
very little hair loss during pregnancy
sudden and excessive shedding from 3-9 months after delivery
estrogen stimulates hair follicles ~ anagen growing phase ~ hair does not cycle as it normally would.
After the child is born ~ estrogen level drops
hair enters the catagen and telogen phase
very traumatic
hair loss ~ returns to normal one year
treatment includes hair v...more
temporary hair loss ~experienced at the end of a pregnancy
very little hair loss during pregnancy
sudden and excessive shedding from 3-9 months after delivery
estrogen stimulates hair follicles ~ anagen growing phase ~ hair does not cycle as it normally would.
After the child is born ~ estrogen level drops
hair enters the catagen and telogen phase
very traumatic
hair loss ~ returns to normal one year
treatment includes hair v...more
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
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Dermatologist•Noida
Losing hair at an early age of 25 or 30 years is obviously a painful and embarrassing experience which every woman is unable to withstand. It may happen either due to the genetic imperfection or other reasons. As such, the need of the hour is to curb this female hair loss problem with the adoption of a long-term approach.
Presently, the hair care market is witnessing a rapid advancement. It is mainly due to the arrival of reputed companies like Maria Nila, Kao Corporation, Johnson ...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Loss of hair from the scalp, one of the most common problems plaguing the world today, can be caused by a variety of factors such as genetics, disorders and environmental factors.
Hair loss can be classified as:
Alopecia aorta: This is an autoimmune disorder where the immune cells of the body destroy the hair. Hair loss tends to occur in patches.
Telogen effluvium: This is a disorder of the hair growth cycle where the telogen phase (where the hair falls out) becomes dominan...more
Hair loss can be classified as:
Alopecia aorta: This is an autoimmune disorder where the immune cells of the body destroy the hair. Hair loss tends to occur in patches.
Telogen effluvium: This is a disorder of the hair growth cycle where the telogen phase (where the hair falls out) becomes dominan...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Dermatologist•Delhi
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