Hair Loss and Regrowth
This page on HealthMBA.com is about the common condition for men and women alike to lose hair and to develop thin hair, a receding hairline, and even pattern baldness. There are many drug and surgical therapies available to slow down the loss of hair and to stimulate new hair growth, but medical science has only recently gained a sufficient understanding of how hair follicles function. Through hair transplants, grafting, and implanting it is possible to restore the appearance of fuller hair growth, but drug treatments are also proving effective in restimulating hair growth.
Many of us are simply destined, whether due to genetics or bad luck, to experience hair loss, a receding hair line, and pattern baldness at some point in our lives, and we will be looking for a hair regrowth solution. There seems to be a social stigma associated with hair loss, and those who find they are starting to lose hair, or over time have developed pronounced baldness, feelings of inadequacy and poor self image set in. Many have devoted a lot of money a effort into finding a way to turn back the process of hair loss and to grow back hair. Through surgical techniques and by applying hair loss products it has been hit or miss for stopping the loss of hair and regaining an appearance that better fits their own image. Only in recent years has medical science begun to understand the physiological and environmental effects that cause the hair to stop growing and to fall out.
Most commonly hair loss is tied in with hereditary causes, but also some bad habits in hair care or toxins in the environment can effect the body and result in weaker hair growth. The hair follicles at the roots of each hair are susceptible to environmental factors and can become weak an inactive, leading to the hair falling out, and in large patches it will result in baldness. In some cases the effects of inactive follicles can be reversed, so drug therapy to slow down the loss of hair and to reinvigorate the roots of the hair can begin to fill out the hair and cause regrowth.
Some forms of treatment involve implanting artificial hair or transplanting live roots onto thinner areas. Some hair loss is actually normal, up to 100 hairs a day, as the follicles cycles through active and dormant phases. These hairs will be shed at the end of a resting phase, but new hair will grow there. However, for some people the follicles will go dormant and stay in that inactive stage indefinitely. Dermatological treatments attempt to reawaken those sleeping hair roots so that they will resume the hair growth cycle. Certain drugs, such as finasteride (Rogaine) and minoxidil (Propecia) have proven effective and popular over time, and are commonly prescribed to slow down hair loss and to help restart the process of growing hair. Some other creams and and remedies have been tried by many people, although they have not been approved by the United States government's Federal Drug Administration to be effective drug therapies, they are still popular.
