Thursday, November 27, 2008

How To Get Rid Of Hair Loss

By Don Pedro

More and more people want to look younger the more wrinkles they discover on their face, the more they think about hair loss the more they facilitate the loss of hair. Hair loss is one of the key signs of age which most of us don't want to see happening to us.

Before shedding a hair gets into a phase, which is called a telogan, phase. In this phase the growth is paused and the hair getting weaker and weaker till its shredded. Some factors influence the number of hair that is in telogan phase, and increase the loss of hair thereby. Mental stress is one of the most common causes to do so. Definitely, keeping free of mental strain is not only beneficial for the health for many reasons; it also helps us fighting baldness.

We all know that genetic factors are responsible for the lifetime of our hair. Besides some hormonal factors are also present there. One of the main male hormones is dihydrotestosterone.

The increase in this hormone causes the heart to pump more blood to the periphery. But lack of this hormone may cause loss of blood supply in skull and therefore hair drops off in need of adequate nutrition supply.

In case of females, a major cause of hair loss is changing in the hormonal level. Any rise or fall in the concentration of some hormones, during the pregnancy or puberty may lead to hair loss.

Those who need to undertake chemotherapy have greater chance to lose hair. The chemicals are extremely harmful to the hair. So even though chemotherapy saves life for cancer patients, they have to bear with hair loss.

Hair replacement surgery has also become much popular now a day, where hair from other part of the body or the skin of the body, which has the ability to grow hair, is cultivated and transplanted to cover the baldness. Dermatologists can perform these sorts of surgeries and solve the long lasting crisis for you.

Hair restoration surgeries another good way to get rid of baldness. This is the surgical process to transplant hair. When you decide to undergo such a surgery, you must consult your physician and he will suggest you where to undergo the surgery. Whatever you do, make it sure that you have got the right surgeon and he is a member American Academy of Dermatology. - 15275

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