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It may not be what we want but hair loss is quite a normal bodily function. The list of all the possible causes is exceedingly long but it is a common problem that affects millions of men, women, and children. The correct term for hair loss is Alopecia. Male pattern hair loss is the most common form, representing close to 95 percent of all cases in men; and due to a hereditary condition: Androgenic Alopecia.

However, it may be that your diet needs attending to if your hair loss is only moderate. Other reasons can the result of hormonal imbalance, stress or mental tension, chemicals or perhaps a cosmetic reaction. If your problem has not caused any damage to hair follicles themselves then there is a good chance that the hair will return. It is not, surprisingly, purely the domain of men as many people think; in a America for example, up to forty in every hundred cases are women.

The main difference between the sexes is that women will more than likely lose their hair later in life and it is often attributable to thyroid problems. By the age of sixty, four out of every ten women in the world will have experienced some loss. However, many women experience hair loss during and after pregnancy. If you always thought that patterned hereditary baldness was a male problem then you will be surprised to learn that in America approximately 30 million women also suffer from this condition.

People who suffer with permanent hair loss now have a relatively new but popular treatment called surgical hair restoration which is considered to be the ultimate solution to an increasing problem. The treatment uses a technique to transplant hair follicles from a healthy area of the scalp to an area where the follicles are dead. Hair transplants have become the most popular form of hair restoration treatment for men with the entire procedure done under local anesthetic and on an out-patient basis. It is now possible for women to have hair transplants like men and is becoming increasingly popular for those women keen to hide scars from previous facelift surgery.

When you are having hair transplant therapy it may be tempting to try and change your appearance but the best course of action is to try and stay as much like your original appearance. Health considerations should be taken into account and addressed before hair transplant treatment is carried out on anyone. Cosmetic Therapies cover a broad spectrum of treatments but hair transplant therapy, although lying within this same field, has aspects that are completely different to other forms of cosmetic surgery. If all other hair treatment therapies have failed then it’s possible that a surgical hair transplant might be the only permanent solution available for your hair loss condition.

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