22 Feb 2008 03:09:42 | Peter Crump
Trying to find out what causes hair to fall out is often very
hard to do. This is because there are so many different causes
of hair loss, there is no one common denominator that one can
look to. Causes of hair loss range from heredity, an anti-immune
condition, stress, hormonal changes, diet, rest and hair care.
In order to find out what is causing your hair loss, you should
first visit your doctor. He/She will do a series of test to try
to find the cause and discuss the possible treatments for your
particular hairloss.
If the causes of hair loss have to do with medication, such as
chemotherapy or certain antibiotics, then your hair will start
to grow back once you complete the regimen of treatment. There
is no need to consider any hair regrowth systems because the
hair loss situation is only temporary. What many people do not
realize is that diet plays a big part in healthy hair. Research
has shown that a diet low in certain B vitamins is one of the
causes of hair loss. You can watch your diet and increase the
foods that contain these essential elements or you can take a
vitamin supplement. While this is a healthy practice in itself,
taking too many vitamins for hair regrowth could have the
opposite effect and also cause hair loss.
If you have a condition known as alopecia, then there are no
hair regrowth systems that will help you regrow your natural
hair. There is no cure for this condition, although many
advertised products would have you believe there is. Many of the
commercial products that claim to be able to regrow hair, and
while they do work for some customers there is no guarantee that
they will work for you. If the doctor determines that the cause
of hair loss in your case is not medical, then you can try some
of the hair regrowth systems on the market.
One of the surgical hair regrowth systems that men and women
commonly use is the hair transplant. Older methods of this
system meant taking patches of skin containing hair, dissecting
it into hair grafts and then grafting it back on to the scalp so
that it would grow together as a normal head of hair. There are
also more modern methods of this system, such as gluing
synthetic hair onto the scalp – almost like wearing a permanent
wig. This method is also one of the causes of hairloss because
when you pull if off, you also take hairs off your head.
Another of the hair regrowth systems is the hair weave. With
this system, as with all others, the surgeon has to make sure
you have had a regular check up to make sure there are no
underlying medical causes of hairloss. With the hair weave, the
foundation fabric of a hair piece is actually woven underneath
your existing hair. This does tend to come loose and will have
to be retightened every few months, which will cost you money.
However, having this done at regular intervals is no more
expensive than going to the hairdresser every week.
There are many causes of hair loss, if you are worried about
your hair loss the first step is to find out what is causing
yours.
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