Alopecia & Hair Diseases
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Androgenetic Alopecia in Men
About 1/3of all men between 25 and 40 suffer from hair loss.
The Male pattern baldness or androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of permanent hair loss. This form of male baldness is for the most part attributable to hereditary factors.
Male baldness generally starts with a receding hairline at the temples as well as in the middle of the scalp. It then progresses until all that remains is a horseshoe shaped fringe of hair, sometimes it referred to as a “tonsure”.
A factor contributing to baldness is the so-called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT for short. This is produced with the help of the enzyme 5α-reductase out of the male testosterone hormone. The hair on top of men’s heads is particularly sensitive to this hormone. The growth phase of individual hairs becomes shorter, with hair falling out prematurely.
The Norwood Scale: How bald are you?
If you start to thin or recede early in life, there’s a good chance you’re destined to lose quite a bit of hair.
Stage 2
Initial signs of baldness are becoming evident.
Stage 5
The band of hair extending across the crown is noticeably narrower and thinner.
Stage 3
Represents the lowest extent of hair loss considered sufficient to be called baldness.
Stage 6
The bridge of hair that once crossed the crown is now been lost with only sparse hair remaining.
Stage 4
There is a decisive lack of hair on the Crown.
Stage 7
This is the most advanced or severe form of hair loss. Only a narrow band of hair in a horseshoe shape survives on the sides and back of the scalp.
Alopecia Areata
In most people suffering from alopecia areata, hair is lost in certain patches, only to grow again 1 – 2 years later.
Those patches can be anywhere on the scalp and multiple, with a diameter of 2.5 – 5 cm. Hair can regrow in one patch, while again falling out in another patch.
Alopecia areata totalis results in the scalp losing all its hair. However only a small percentage of all hair loss patients suffer from this form of baldness. In most cases, hair loss is restricted to the head.
It is an autoimmune condition which causes patchy hair loss, it can result in a single bald patch or extensive patchy hair loss.
Alopecia areata is only treatable with medication and not through any kind of hair transplantation.
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