Hereditary hair loss
Hereditary hair loss is not just about losing hair. It’s a slow process in which your hair thins out over time. Androgen alopeci, which is the Latin name for hereditary hair loss, is caused by heredity, age, and hormones.
In 95 percent of all cases, hair loss is hereditary.
Hereditary hair loss is most common in men but it also affects women.
Hereditary hair loss and thinning of the hair are common. Many consider
it a nightmare to lose their hair and become thin-haired. Self image
suffers and one begins to feel less attractive. Even your mood can be
affected. This goes for both women and men alike.
Hereditary hair loss in men is seen in the form of recessions at the
temples and/or a patch in the center part of the top of the head where
the hair
thins out, while the sides most often remain. Thin hair in men almost
always begins with a hairline that moves slowly upward. Afterwards the
hairline becomes higher while the bare patch on top of the head becomes
larger and larger at the same time. Finally the two bare parts meet.
Many men begin losing their hair as early as in their twenties.
For women, hereditary hair loss is a more concealed problem. It begins
later in life and develops more slowly. For this reason it is harder to
notice.
Women do not get bare spots on their heads the way men do, but their
hair becomes gradually thinner. The thinning out of women’s hair
happens most commonly in the form of an oval on the front part of the
top of the head.
Hair loss is clearly visible in men, and many become more or less
bald-headed over time. Women, on the other hand, can get help from
their hair stylists
to conceal the problem. A talented hair stylist can use different
methods to give your hair more volume. New hair styles, as well as
shampoo and styling
products, do not, however, solve the real problem: that you’re losing
hair. Today, effective treatment is available for the problem. Rogaine
has a
documented effect on hereditary hair loss and can be purchased from your pharmacy without a prescription.
Rogaine, a product used to stimulate hair growth, has been shown to
produce minimal to moderate growth of hair in 33% of the people using
it as directed. It was also shown that a placebo hair- growth drug,
which had no active ingredient, produced minimal to moderate growth of
hair in 20% of its users. Rogaine consists of a solution which
stimulates hair growth in the areas where treatment is desired. Rogaine
contains the active ingredient minoxidil, which penetrates the scalp
and affects weak hair follicles so that they can regain their strength
and produce new strands of hair. Rogaine delivers the best results if
the area treated is less than 10 centimeters in diameter and if hair
loss or thinning of the hair has been progressing for less than 10
years. That is why it is best to begin treatment as soon as possible
after hair loss has begun.
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