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It can cause diffuse hair loss across the entire scalp, a receding hairline, a bald patch, or a mix of hair loss symptoms. Male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) is a common issue that can ...
Stress: Stress-induced hair loss is known as telogen effluvium, and it typically occurs a few months after a stressful event, like an illness, a breakup, or the loss of a loved one. With this, you ...
Michael C. Hall was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. His mother, Janice (née Styons) Hall, is a mental health counselor at Lees-McRae College, and his father, William Carlyle Hall, was a systems engineer manager for IBM. [3] Hall had one older sister who died in infancy before his birth.
3. Diet. You are what you eat — and what you eat (or don’t eat) can affect your hair health. Certain diets, particularly those that lead to deficiencies in minerals and vitamins such as ...
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.
Traction alopecia is a type of alopecia or hair loss caused by a chronic pulling force being applied to the hair. [1] It commonly results from a person frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight ponytail, pigtails, or braids with increased likelihood when hair is chemically relaxed as this compromises the hair shaft's tensile strength resulting in hair breakage.
Pressure alopecia, also known as postoperative alopecia, and pressure-induced alopecia, [1] occurs in adults after prolonged pressure on the scalp during general anesthesia, with the head fixed in one position, and may also occur in chronically ill persons after prolonged bed rest in one position that causes persistent pressure on one part of the scalp, all likely due to pressure-induced ischemia.
Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. This can damage your ...