Why Hair Fall and Hair Loss Happen
Losing hair may feel like losing a piece of identity. Knowing the basic reason that is causing hair loss can help you identify the need for treatment and selecting the best option for yourself. One of the best centers for hair fall treatments, Dermalife will provide you the finest consultation to understand your problem. Some major causes of hair loss in men include the following.
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Genetic
Hair fall tends to run in family. If your parents are suffering from baldness, you are more likely to inherit the problem.
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Illness and Medical issues
For people who have recently dealt with some major illness, hair fall is normal. Although the level of shedding may seem excessive, it is just a reactive measure of the body to deal with the jolt of illness and is temporary. Medicines for cancer, depression, arthritis, heart problems, etc can also trigger hair loss.
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Hormonal imbalance
Every man has heard of the testosterone hormone. Your body converts this hormone in the DHT. Excessive production of DHT attacks and shrinks hair follicles and causes hair loss.
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Stress and shock
Physical or mental shock also tends to result in hair loss as the body tries to adjust to the trauma. It may be temporary but can last for several months.
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Immune System
Sometimes your body's immune system attack hair follicles result in hair loss in patches.
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Impulse control disorder
Some people develop a strange impulse control mechanism where they pull their own hairs out of anxiety, anger, etc.
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Over-Grooming
Excessive styling, hot oil treatments, perms can damage hair follicles. Wearing hairstyles which require pulling hairs tightly can also cause temporary hair loss.
Hair loss for male
Male hair loss can occur due to the causes and risk factors below:
- Increasing age
- Male-pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia (hereditary)
- Certain drugs as those for cancer, hypertension, arthritis, heart disorders, depression, gout, etc.
- Radiation therapy
- Extreme emotional or physical stress/shock
- Over-grooming like excessive hot oil therapies and/or hairstyling
- Hormonal changes due to thyroid disorders, etc.
- Anaemia
- Skin issues like psoriasis
- Autoimmune diseases
- Diabetes or major weight loss
Female hair loss
Female hair loss can happen due to the following causes and risk factors:
- Increasing age
- Female-pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia (hereditary)
- Certain drugs as those for cancer, hypertension, arthritis, heart disorders, depression, gout, etc.
- Radiation therapy
- Extreme emotional or physical stress/shock
- Over-grooming like excessive hot oil therapies and/or hairstyling
- Hormonal changes due to thyroid disorders, menopause, pregnancy, childbirth, etc.
- Anaemia
- PCOS
- Skin issues like psoriasis
- Autoimmune diseases
- Diabetes or major weight loss
Androgenic alopecia occurs most commonly in both males and females. Men experience receding, hairline on their foreheads. Women generally undergo a widening of the parting in their hair. More typically older women undergo frontal fibrosing alopecia (diminishing hairline).
If you start medical treatment at the right time, the condition will not worsen and can be treated using continued hair regeneration. However, in the later stages of any form of male or female hair loss, we ensure high success rates by performing our unique BOOSTED-FUE hair transplantation technique with state-of-the-art medical facilities from Germany, UK and the US.
