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You get up in the morning and look at your pillow. More hair
has fallen out during the night. You brush your hair and end
up pulling more hair out of your brush.
In an effort to hide your
scalp, you try different hair styles; you spend more and
more time trying to tease it; you try volumizing shampoos.
Nothing works. Are you going bald or is
it a sign of a serious illness?
Causes of Female Hair
Loss in Women
The most common type of
hair loss seen in women is androgenetic alopecia, also known
as female pattern alopecia or baldness and alopecia areata.
Physical
and Emotional Stress
 Surgeries,
severe illnesses and emotional stress can cause hair loss. In many cases there is a
three month delay between the actual event and the onset of
hair loss.
Additionally, there may
be another three month delay prior to the return of
noticeable hair re-growth.
This means that the total
hair loss and re-growth cycle can last six months or
possibly longer when induced by physical or emotional
stress.
Hormonal
Considerations
Hormonal changes are a
common cause of hair loss. Many women do not realize that
hair loss can occur after pregnancy or following
discontinuation of birth control pills.
 Dietary
Considerations
Female hair loss may also
occur due to dieting. Franchised diet programs which are
designed or administered under the direction of a physician
with prescribed meals, dietary supplements and vitamin
ingestion have become popular. Sometimes the client is told
that vitamins are a necessary part of the program to prevent
hair loss associated with dieting.
From a dermatologists
standpoint, however, the vitamins cannot prevent hair loss
associated with rapid, significant weight loss.
Common
Misconceptions and Myths
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Frequent shampooing
contributes to hair loss.
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Shaving your head
will cause your hair to grow back thicker.
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Hair loss does not
occur in women who are in their late teens or early
twenties.
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Hats and wigs cause
thinning and baldness.
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100 strokes of the
hair brush daily will create healthier hair.
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Permanent thinning
and baldness is caused by perms, colors and other
cosmetic treatments.
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There are cures
available for androgenetic Alopecia.
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Stress can causes
permanent thinning of a woman's overall hair density.
Hair Loss Treatment
and Replacement Options
and Solutions for Women who are Dealing with Thinning Hair.
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Medical therapy: There
are several proven topical hair loss control products
available, including minoxidil (FDA approved for use by
women) that have proven beneficial in controlling hair loss,
especially when combined with low level laser light therapy.
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Laser Hair Rejuvenation.
A non-surgical treatment utilizing therapeutic low level
lasers to deliver light energy designed to treat thin, fine,
damaged hair.
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Hair Transplant Surgery:
Modern surgical techniques have made transplantation for
females a viable treatment option.
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Non-Surgical Hair
Replacement and Integration Systems:
Female hair loss replacement systems and additions have the ability to
simulate a true natural appearance while offering the client
a significant increase in overall density.
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