Dermatologists explain the causes of hair loss and the best treatments for hair thinning and alopecia.
Several circumstances produce a “shockto the system” that alters hair growth rhythm. As a result, as much as 30%-40% of the hairs can cycle into telogen. Three months later, hairs come out in a massive shedding (effluvium), especially near the front of the scalp. These include: Childb...
High testosteroneis another potential suspect for hair loss. High testosterone in women occurs when there’s insulin resistance and blood sugar levels stay high; Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) levels are then suppressed. In fact, low SHBG can be used as a marker of metabolic syndrome and ...
Sharing hair brush, bedding, towel, caps, and other clothing or hygiene items Having pets like cats, dog who may be infected with fungi Skin changes and decreased sebum production in post-menopausal women Examination Under UV Light The hair appears fluorescent greenish-yellow in case of Ectothri...
hairline and gradual disappearance of hair from the crown and frontal scalp. Women with this condition, called female pattern baldness, don't have noticeable thinning until their 40s or later. Women experience a general thinning over the entire scalp, with the most extensive hair loss at the ...
hairline and gradual disappearance of hair from the crown and frontal scalp. Women with this condition, called female pattern baldness, don't have noticeable thinning until their 40s or later. Women experience a general thinning over the entire scalp, with the most extensive hair loss at the ...
In some of these women, adhesions might have resulted from a previous pelvic infection. Since not all pelvic infections in women may have noticeable symptoms, the woman might not have realized that she had the infection. Nonetheless, adhesions may have formed as her body worked to get rid of...
At autopsy, the fetus was in good state of postmortem preservation, had a fully developed hair coat, and a crown-to-rump length of 65 cm. There was mild clear subcutaneous edema in the ventral aspect of the cervical region, diffuse petechiae in the thymus, and paintbrush hemorrhages in the...
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Telogen effluvium (TE) is another common form of hair loss. Dr. Falola estimates that anywhere from 30% to 50% of postpartum women experience shedding earlier than expected during the resting phase of the hair growth cycle. This form of hair loss often sets in due to psychological or physio...