Hair loss and baldness often come under the umbrella medical term of alopecia. Hair loss is normally temporary, but while it is affecting you, it can undermine your confidence and lower your self-esteem.
There are many different types of alopecia and the symptoms of each vary in severity. Male and female-pattern baldness, for example, usually takes the form of a receding hairline, followed by thinning of the hair around the temples and crown of the head. This particular condition is caused by oversensitive hair follicles and is linked to the DHT hormone. The follicles react to DHT if there’s too much in the body and this causes hair to thin and grow shorter.
Alopecia areata, on the other hand, is an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the hair follicles, causing non-permanent damage. In this case, most people’s hair grows back within a year. Occasionally, alopecia areata can become more serious, turning to alopecia totalis, where there is no hair on the scalp or alopecia universalis, which sees sufferers lose hair from the scalp and the body.
There are different types of alopecia treatment out there, the success of which will depend partly upon the condition you have and its severity. Something like www.viviscal.co.uk can help to treat certain types of hair loss naturally, however, in some cases, stronger treatment may be required.
Whether you choose to seek help or not is bound to be dependent upon the extent to which your hair loss is affecting your every day life. If you are struggling to cope, it’s best to go to your GP to get some help and advice.
