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H. Harris, publishing in the British Journal of Dermatology in 1947, wrote Native Americans have the least body hair, Han Chinese people and black people have little body hair, white people have more body hair than black people and Ainu have the most body hair. [18] Anthropologist Arnold Henry Savage Landor described the Ainu as having hairy ...
Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body. [2] Typically at least the head is involved. [4] The severity of hair loss can vary from a small area to the entire body. [7] Inflammation or scarring is not usually present. [4] Hair loss in some people causes psychological distress. [3]
Hair loss is part of the natural three-phase hair growth cycle, which involves the anagen (growth) phase, the catagen (declining) phase and the telogen (resting) phase.
Hair loss in men is common, and a quick Google search reveals all sorts of options for reducing and reversing thinning hair — topical minoxidil, hair transplant surgery, serums, and even ...
Dutasteride is also used in the treatment of male pattern hair loss and appears to have better effectiveness than finasteride for the condition. [27] [28] [29] While used off-label for male pattern hair loss in most of the world, dutasteride is specifically approved for this indication in South Korea and Japan. [30] [31]
Hair Loss in Women. It’s normal to lose about 50 to 100 hairs a day.But it can be upsetting when you notice more hair loss than this, bald patches, a widening part, or a ponytail that keeps ...
Ophiasis refers to hair loss in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head. The disease may be limited only to the beard, in which case it is called alopecia areata barbae. [22] If the person loses all the hair on the scalp, the disease is then called alopecia areata totalis. [7] If all body hair, including pubic hair, is lost, the ...
This form of hair loss, also referred to as spot baldness, occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your hair follicles. It causes small bald spots about the size of a coin to develop on ...