Hair Loss

 natural hair growth

 About 90% of the hair grows all the time and the period needed for hair growth may range between two to six years, while the remaining 10% of the hair is in the meantime in the resting phase for a period that may extend from two to three months, and then this hair falls out with the end of the period  Comforts.

 When hair falls out, new hair grows from the hair follicles to start a new growth cycle from the beginning, as head hair grows between 10-15 millimeters every month, however, as a person gets older, the pace of hair growth begins to slow down.

 Mostly, the phenomenon of hair loss is a result of the natural growth cycle of the hair. Losing at a rate of 50-100 hairs per day is very normal.

 Causes and risk factors for hair loss

 Hair loss may be caused at a high rate by a large number of reasons. In some cases of hair loss, new hair grows in the place of the hair that has fallen out. In other cases, the phenomenon of hair loss can be successfully treated by going to a dermatologist.

 As for the other cases for which there is no treatment available to date, many and continuous research are being conducted about them, and it seems at first glance that it is possible to be optimistic about the future and what it holds. In any case, it is worth talking to the treating doctor about the best and most effective hair loss treatment possibilities for the case.

 The main causes of hair loss are as follows:

 1. Using harmful chemicals

There are many women and men who are using chemically manufactured hair care products, among these preparations: hair dyes. Lightening materials. Hairstyles. Different materials used for wrinkles. If these preparations are used according to instructions, the potential for hair is very little, but if these lotions are used in close times, it is possible to weaken the hair and tend to bomb. If the use of these preparations is weak and the limitation is likely to stop using the hair and recovers and disappears affected hair. 

2. Hair decreases and genetic rendering This phenomenon is known as its scientific mighty male shape,

 which is the most common causes of hair loss, which is genetically transmitted from mother or father. Women who suffer from this phenomenon are usually light and very little but they do not fully shubs, this phenomenon can begin to appear in the second or third decade and even the fourth decade.

3. The alopecia is not known as the reasons that lead to the phenomenon of partial hair loss,

 known as Alopecia Aeata, but the prevailing belief is that they are linked to the problems afflicting the immune system, This phenomenon may receive children or adults at any age. People with a healthy health status, but the injury is characterized by the formation of small and one-year-mounting areas, including diameter, or a little more metal. Although the argument is a very rare phenomenon, they may lead to the fall of all the hair and the whole body and in most cases the hair returns to growth, but treatment at dermatologist would accelerate the renewed growth process. 

4. Crochet hair loss (TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM) disease, 

pressure, psychological tension and other other factors may lead a large amount of hair to enter the so-called ended phase and is developing the effectiveness of grape cells Figri as part of the natural hair cycle, leading to hair loss is high and rapidly without producing it mostly patches perfectly. This type of hair falls in most cases automatically after a few months, and among factors that cause chronic hair loss: high temperature. Acute, severe and sharp inflammation. A complex surgery or chronic disease. Thyroid diseases.

• Low protein nutrition.

•  Iron deficiency in the blood.

•  Take some medicine.

•  Take birth control pills.

•  Cancer treatments.

 5. Tinea capitis

Tinea capitis is caused by a fungal infection caused by a skin fungus, and is characterized by the appearance of spots covered with dandruff on the scalp. These spots get bigger, widen, and spread and cause hair loss, redness of the skin color, swelling, and sometimes even fluid secretion from the scalp.

 This disease is very contagious and is very common in children and it can be treated with medication.

 6. Trichotillomania

 This disease is characterized by the patient twisting, bending, pulling and pulling the hair, whether it is the hair of the head, the hair of the eyebrows, or the hair of the eyelashes.

 In some cases, this phenomenon is not only a bad habit, but it disappears after obtaining professional advice and an explanation of the damage and side effects that can be caused by trichotillomania, but the phenomenon of hair pulling may in other cases be an emotional reaction to stress or psychological pressure, and sometimes  It may be a serious and severe mental disorder.

 7. Cicatricial alopecia

 Cicatricial alopecia is one of the very rare phenomena that causes the appearance of bald patches accompanied by itching and pain, and the formation of inflammation around the hair follicles that damage them and lead to the appearance of scars and hair loss instead of growth.

 The factor that causes cicatricial alopecia is not known, but treatment is by stopping the spread of inflammation and preventing its spread to other parts and places of the scalp.

Hair loss complications

 In all types of surgeries there are always certain risks that may be part of this process, but the complications after treatments for hair restoration and restoration are very rare. When performing a hair restoration procedure, the person undergoing treatment should expect the following:

 1. Limited daily activities after the operation

 The possibility of him returning to his daily routine activities while refraining from doing great physical exertion or sports activities until the doctor allows him to do so.

 2. Other complications

 Mild side effects may include the following:

•  Swelling and bruising around the eyes for two to three days, and these side effects can be reduced by using ice packs and sleeping in a half-sitting position.

•  The patient loses sensation in the area from which the transplanted hair was taken or in the area where it was transplanted, but this loss of sensation usually disappears within a period not exceeding three months.

 hair loss diagnosis

The correct diagnosis will help the majority of hair loss sufferers, as the dermatologist can examine the patient and diagnose the cause of hair loss and baldness, and then know if this phenomenon will disappear on its own or if there is a need to give the patient a drug treatment.

hair loss treatment

The type of operation that should be performed to restore hair is determined according to the extent and form of baldness, and a dermatologist can recommend one of the types of surgeries detailed below in order to obtain the best possible result. Hair loss treatments vary, the most important of which are the following:

 1. Hair restoration surgery

 Doctors and surgeons specializing in dermatology perform several types of surgeries aimed at restoring and restoring hair, restoring the places from which it has fallen out, in addition to giving the hair as natural a look as possible.

 As for the people who are most candidates for such surgeries and who need it most, they are those who have visible baldness, who have very thin hair, and whose hair is falling out as a result of scalp injury or burns.

 2. Hair Transplantation

 Hair transplantation is based on the prevailing principle of donation, i.e. taking hair from a healthy place and transplanting it during the surgical operation to grow again in the bald place. Hair transplantation requires the following things:

•  Extracting streaks from the skin of the scalp

•  A sample is taken from the back and sides of the scalp where these places are called donor areas, because they contain hair that continues to grow for life.

•  Repair and restoration of the donation area

•  It is a process that usually results in the appearance of a small scar covered by the surrounding hair.

•  Cut grooves from the skin of the scalp

The furrows contain hair, they are cut from the donor area and divided into groups of implants (implants) in order to be implanted in the bald patches prepared for this.

 The area that can be covered by hair transplantation varies according to the size of the bald spot and the method of transplantation followed. About a month after the operation, the bulk of the transplanted hair falls out, and after two months of that, new hair begins to grow and then continues to grow according to the natural pace, and after six months, the transplanted hair acquires a new shape.  Similar to the look and feel of natural hair.

 3. Shrink scalp skin

 Reducing the scalp is a solution for those who suffer from a wide area of ​​baldness, this treatment is a surgical procedure during which the bald spots are narrowed, and in some cases it is even completely hidden by removing a few centimeters of the hair-free skin, and then tightening the two ends of the pieces towards each other  And connect them by sewing.

•  Scalp reduction can be performed alone or combined with another hair transplant.

• .  Expansion of the scalp

•  Two devices are implanted under the skin of the scalp for a period of three or four weeks. The function of these two devices is to tighten the skin that holds the hair in order to improve the results of the surgical procedure to reduce the skin of the scalp.

•  The tightening device works like an elastic band, while the expansion device works like a balloon, and they reduce the area of ​​hairless skin on the scalp.

 5. Complex treatment

 Treatment can be a combination of several medical procedures at different and separate dates, which means that completion of treatment may require a long period of time that can last from a few months to a few years.

•  Hair loss prevention

•  Prevention methods include the following:

•  Choose the right hair products.

•  Avoid showering with hot water.

•  Try a scalp massage.