If you’ve just started losing your hair or are just recently taking action to see what you can do about it, chances are you’ve done more web searches than hair follicles you’ve lost. Of course, everything you read on the internet isn’t true, and the topic of hair loss is no exception. Many times, a website [...]
Hair loss is in most cases a natural occurrence for many people. The rate of hair loss could also be related to one’s genetics. Hair loss also referred to as “Thinning Hair” happens in many forms, for most people it begins with a receding hairline which eventually may degenerate into complete baldness as we grow [...]
The Ludwig Scale: Stages of Women’s Hair Loss For women who begin losing their hair there is now medical charts that help classify which stage the patient is currently in so the physician can better know how to treat them. The chart that is most used, the Ludwig Scale, breaks the hair loss down into [...]
There comes a time in every man’s life when they’ll begin to worry about losing their hair. Going bald is one of the most common signs of aging in men, with over 50 million of them suffering from it in the U.S. However, this seems to happen earlier for some men than others. This can [...]
Hair miniaturization is the main reason for the most popular form of hair loss, androgenic alopecia. Other forms of hair loss are indeed due to hair falling out, but in male pattern baldness, it is due to miniaturization of hair follicles. Miniaturization of hair simply means that the hair follicle is becoming increasingly smaller in [...]
While a mature hairline may look similar to male pattern baldness, there are key differences between the two. Before we delve into comparisons, let’s define each condition. MATURING HAIRLINE: A NATURAL TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD Most men aren’t aware that their frontal hairline may change in thickness between their late teens and late twenties. This process [...]
The process of hair loss has several distinct stages. Most hair loss experts refer to the Norwood-Hamilton Scale when describing the progression of hair loss. While this scale provides a general framework for hair loss, each individual loses his hair in a unique manner. The scale is an attempt to show the most typical progressions [...]
Millions of men suffer from male pattern baldness. In many men, the onset of hair loss signals the end of youth and virility; however, many products have been created specifically for hair loss treatment. Some people may even turn to increasingly popular hair transplant procedures. Each of these methods of dealing with hair loss requires [...]
Hair transplants are often pursued by those looking for a fuller, more youthful head of hair. The hair transplant procedure is a surgical one that involves moving individual hair follicles from one part of the body (referred to as the “donor site”) to a balding or fully bald part of the body that’s known as [...]
When your hair loss made an appearance, your first thought probably had something to do with the fact that you are getting old. But before you go blaming your age or genetics, it’s important to realize that there are other causes of hair loss such as certain diseases. Thyroid Disease Did you know that your thyroid is [...]
