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Hair loss treatments like finasteride (a daily pill) and topical minoxidil (treatment used twice daily) stimulate hair growth in areas where hair is more likely to thin or fall out.
In alopecia areata, a hair follicle is attacked by the immune system. T-cells swarm the roots, killing the follicle. This causes the hair to fall out and parts of the head to become bald. Alopecia areata is thought to be a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own anagen hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth. [22]
The first signs of hair loss can vary from person to person. So while you might have a family history of androgenetic alopecia (also known as male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss), it ...
Signs of this kind of hair loss, Yates says, include heavier than normal hair fall and less density—think a wider part line with the scalp obviously visible in the hairline.
The scalp is the area of the head where head hair grows. [1] It is made up of skin, layers of connective and fibrous tissues, and the membrane of the skull. Anatomically, the scalp is part of the epicranium, a collection of structures covering the cranium. The scalp is bordered by the face at the front, and by the neck at the sides
Pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA) [1]) is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. [2] [3] In male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), the hair loss typically presents itself as either a receding front hairline, loss of hair on the crown and vertex of the scalp, or a combination of both.
Lupus, an autoimmune condition that can attack many areas of the body, may lead to hair loss by causing inflammation on the scalp and other hair follicles, causing hair, including eyebrows ...
Frictional alopecia is the loss of hair that is caused by rubbing of the hair, follicles, or skin around the follicle. [1] The most typical example of this is the loss of ankle hair among people who wear socks constantly for years. [2] The hair may not grow back even years after the source of friction has ended.