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The most common types and causes of hair loss in women

Psychological effects of hair loss may have importance for women is influenced by many emotionally, even if the thinning is in its infancy. This is partly due to the assumption that it is "okay to be a bald man hair loss in women is socially unacceptable. The composition of the problem, the most commonly used drug, finasteride is not for women, then there is the belief that medical advances to treat hair loss among women is not as advanced, or that the environment Medical does not treat hair loss in women seriously. These two misperceptions on the hair loss is particularly difficult for women.

Type Common hair loss in women is presented as distributed. hair often hereditary diffuse, but may also be caused by the diseases of essential medicines and other factors.

City or "genetic" female pattern baldness, also called a model for women hair loss is genetic and can preserve the mother or father's side of the family. This is caused by the actions of two enzymes aromatase (found mainly in women) and 5-alpha reductase (found in men and women).
The activities of 5 alpha-reductase is the major cause of androgenetic alopecia in men that this enzyme converts testosterone, the hormone DHT. DHT is responsible for miniaturization (withdrawal) and the gradual disappearance of hair follicles affected.

Women have half the amount of 5-alpha reductase in comparison with men, but have higher levels of the enzyme aromatase, especially the front line hair. Aromatase is responsible for the creation of female hormones estrone and estradiol. It also reduces the formation of DHT. Their presence in women may help explain why the submission of hair loss in women is so different from men, in particular as regards frontal protection hairline. This may also explain why women have a worse response to finasteride, a drug commonly used to treat hair loss in men, which works by blocking the formation of DHT.

Women's hair seems to be particularly sensitive to basic conditions. On the "systemic" problems often result in fragmented structure of the type of hair loss, which can be confused with genetic balding, it's important is that women with undiagnosed hair properly assessed. Medical Conditions for the production of forms distributed to:

medical conditions that may cause diffuse hair loss in women:

> On the obstetrics and gynecological diseases and post-natal and post-menopausal states or ovarian
> Anemia – iron deficiency
> Thyroid diseases
Diseases> tissue, such as lupus
> Nutrition – Food accident, bulimia, protein / calorie deficit of essential fatty acids, fatty acids or zinc deficiency, malabsorption Hypervitaminosis
> Stress – surgery, anesthesia, and severe emotional problems

A relatively large number of drugs can cause "telogen effluvium, a condition where you can move the hair in the resting phase, and shed a few months later. Fortunately, this loss is reversible if drug is stopped, but the reaction may be mistaken for genetic female hair loss, lack of diagnosis. Chemotherapy causes hair loss diffuse type called "anagen effluvium" which is huge, but often reversible after discontinuation of treatment.

Medicines that can cause hair loss diffuse hair in women:

1st anticoagulants (blood thinners) such as warfarin and heparin
2nd epilepsy drugs, mostly Dilantin
3rd Medicines for gout gout, colchicine, and allopurinol (Xyloprim)
4th drugs for hypertension, in particular, b-blockers (like Inderal) or diuretic
5th Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory steroid such as prednisone
6th lipids to reduce cholesterol and other drugs
Seven. drugs Psychotropic drugs – lithium, tricyclic Elavil, Prozac
Eighth Chemotherapy
9th thyroid medication
10th oral contraceptives, especially rich in progestin
11th Misc. – Diet pills, high doses of vitamin A, drugs (cocaine)

Localized hair loss –

Although there are a lot of skin diseases that cause hair loss, creating a model differs from the form of diffuse hair loss common Genetic and women are difficult to differentiate by a dermatologist.

Located loss hair loss in women can be divided into sub-types of scars and healing. Alopecia areata is a genetic disease, autoimmune disease, which characterizes the type that will not heal. Manifested by the sudden appearance of the whole discrete spots associated with hair loss skin normal. May be treated with local injections of corticosteroids.

scarring alopecia may be caused by various ailments or skin diseases such as lupus, lichen planus, or local radiotherapy. Hair loss from injuries or medical facilities, drying, can usually hair transplants. Radiation can cause hair loss and scars, both localized and scars can be treated with surgical restoration hair or area is not too large.

Local hair loss in women occurs around the hair line of modernization after the procedure may be assets. Traction alopecia, hair loss, which occurs with a constant pulling hair, it can be fixed, if it persists the custom for a long period of time. These two conditions can be treated with hair transplantation.

Pattern hair –

Women with this Type hair loss have a tendency similar to those seen in men. In other words, in the face or over the head of thinning hair on the head maintenance in the field of solid at the back and sides of the head. In this way, baldness is a trait "model" rather than universal. Women's hair loss pattern and stable donor area can be excellent candidates for hair restoration surgery.

More diffuse, localized and hair loss model for women's hair loss may also be divided into scarring and healing rates. A diffuse hair loss caused by the absence of scar congenital women is so widespread that it has its own special classification is based on the degree of thinning is called Ludwig classification.

Classification based There are three stages Ludwig genetic model describing the Female Hair Loss:

> Type I (mild)
> Type II (moderate)
> Type III (large)

In all three phases of Ludwig, is the loss of hair on the forehead and top of head over the behavior of the anterior hairline. Back and sides may or may not be involved. Regardless of the degree of hair loss, women have become hair and scalp sites are candidates for hair transplant surgery.

Type I: early thinning that can be easily camouflaged, with good preparation. I have the type of hair loss patients hair, to consider surgical hair restoration.

Type II: a significant expansion of medium and sharp decrease in size. Transplantation Hair may be indicated if the donor area in the back and sides of the scalp skin is stable.

Type III: thin, view, looking the top of the head. This is often associated with the overall thinning.

It is important for all women who are experiencing hair loss is an accurate diagnosis. This is especially true when hair loss is diffuse, as the underlying disease may be a factor. Please refer the hair restoration center for more information on the diagnosis and treatment.

About the Author

Dr. Bernstein is Clinical Professor of Dermatology and is recognized worldwide for pioneering Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation. Dr. Bernstein’s hair restoration center in Manhattan performs hair transplants and other hair restoration procedures. To read more publications on balding and hair loss, visit http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/.

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