By Simon Chan | 15 August 2022 | 0 Comments
The Reasons Men Lose Hair
The Reasons Men Lose Hair
---Simon Chan Aug 15 2022
Baldness is really a common and hot topic nowadays in our daily life. Many of us suffer with this headache, meanwhile there are two most common typyes of hair loss, androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and male pattern baldness.Half of the men in the world may lose hair before the age of 50, while 70% men will lose hair when they get older. 25% of balded men will have the problem start from the age 21.
In normal condition, middle-aged men lose a certain amount of hair every day, most of which will fall off during bathing, washing and combing. At the same time an equal amount of hair regrows. If the number of hair loss per day is less than 100 and the number of hair loss does not decrease, this is usually a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require treatment. On the contrary, if your hair loss per day is more than the hair growth a day then you are suffering the problem of hair lose.
So how baldness happens?
1.Androgenic alopecia: also known as seborrheic alopeci This is characterized by receding hairline, thinning hair on the top of the head, or even completely falling off. Its occurrence is mainly related to heredity and abnormal androgen secretion. If the level of androgen is high, it can cause metabolic disorders in the hair follicles on the top of the head, causing damage to the hair follicles and causing a lot of hair loss. The occurrence and development of androgenetic alopecia depends on the interaction of endocrine factors and your genetic predisposition. So if your dad or uncle are bald then you may have the same gene and you can’t escape a similar fate.
2.Alopecia areata This mainly manifested as sudden local patchy hair loss. Its occurrence is mainly related to heredity, immune inflammation, endocrine disorder, emotional stress and other factors.
3.Resting phase hair loss Most of the time this will show as diffuse hair loss, generally do not occur complete hair loss. Its etiology is complex and may be related to endocrine changes, malnutrition, drug factors, mental factors and so on.
Men lose hair for a variety of reasons, we should choose the corresponding treatment according to different reasons.
1.Hair loss caused by abnormal androgen levels can be treated with antiandrogen drugs and is usually effective.
2.Many people due to mental tension, anxiety and depression, scalp blood circulation is insufficient, hair follicle metabolism disorder, leading to hair follicle damage and hair loss. Patients should first maintain a happy mood, avoid tension and anxiety, some vasodilators can also be used externally to improve the blood circulation of the local scalp, but also through massage the head to promote blood circulation, thereby improving hair loss.
3.Diet and lifestyle should also be adjusted, including fasting spicy food, avoid staying up late, etc.
4.Severe hair loss can also be implanted or wearing wigs to improve the image. Hair implanted is complicated and costly while wear a wig or toupee might be the simplest way to improve this.
So in our next blog we will try to introduce you with wig and toupee for men.
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