Types of Hair Fall

Strong and healthy hair is one of the most important elements of male and female beauty and for this reason more and more people who suffer from hair loss are more on stress

Losing a few strands in the day while combing is normal. But when you start to notice hair loss everywhere in your home, does it shock you? We know exactly how you feel about hair fall.

Signs And Symptoms Of Hair Fall

Hair loss can occur suddenly or gradually. While some kinds of hair loss are temporary, some are permanent. The most common symptoms of hair loss are:

  • Gradual thinning at the forehead or receding hairline
  • Circular patchy bald spots or alopecia 
  • Loosening of hair
  • Patches of scaling due to an infection
  • Full body hair loss due to medical treatments like chemotherapy

What Causes Hair Fall ?

Inheritance

Hormonal Imbalance

Physical, Psychological Stress

Pollution

Medication

Poor Diet

1) Inheritance

Hair loss caused due to genetic makeup is a natural condition. It is called androgenetic alopecia  and is common in men. It is also called male-pattern baldness or hereditary-pattern baldness.

Hormonal Imbalance

Women experience hormonal changes during pregnancy, childbirth, menopause or during a change of contraceptives. Hormonal changes affect the growth cycle of hair and lead to increased hair fall.

Childbirth involves extreme stress on the body and can push a lot of hair follicles to a resting phase or telogen phase. Telogen effluvium [3] is a term used to describe this sort of hair loss from the scalp. But fret not, this condition is totally reversible

Physical, Psychological Stress

Whether you are stressing about work or personal issues or about your hair loss itself, stop! Stress can deprive your hair of essential nutrients making them weaker. Studies show that some people can develop alopecia in prolonged periods of stress or emotional trauma. Remedy? Yoga, meditation or work out for a healthy mind and body.

Childbirth involves extreme stress on the body and can push a lot of hair follicles to a resting phase or telogen phase. Telogen effluvium [3] is a term used to describe this sort of hair loss from the scalp. But fret not, this condition is totally reversible

Sun Overexposure

A study found out that dust and fuel particles from the air can affect the scalp and interfere with hair proteins. Air pollution is one of the causes of premature hair loss and greying of hair. Check out SkinKraft’s customized hair care that can save your hair from environmental damage.

Childbirth involves extreme stress on the body and can push a lot of hair follicles to a resting phase or telogen phase. Telogen effluvium [3] is a term used to describe this sort of hair loss from the scalp. But fret not, this condition is totally reversible

Medication

Medications like chemotherapeutic drugs, antidepressants, arthritis and high blood pressure drugs can lead to hair Fall. Radiation therapy is used to treat cancer and it can lead to hair Fall.

Childbirth involves extreme stress on the body and can push a lot of hair follicles to a resting phase or telogen phase. Telogen effluvium is a term used to describe this sort of hair Fall from the scalp. But fret not, this condition is totally reversible

Poor Diet

Your hair is made up of protein , amino acids and peptide bonds. To nourish these structures, it is important to eat a balanced diet. Lack of proteins (animal or plant sources), iron, zinc, vitamin C and B in your diet can cause hair fall.

Types of Hair Fall

Telogen Effluvium

Anagen Effluvium

Androgenetic Alopecia

Female Pattern Hair Loss
Male Pattern Hair Loss

Tinea Capitis

Alopecia Areata

Cicatricial Alopecia

Hypotrichosis

Hair Shaft Abnormalities

Diagnosing Hair Fall

Medical History

Telogen Effluvium

Pull Test and Tug Test

Trichometric Analysis

Blood Test

Punch Biopsy

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