Countering Hair Loss

Actually, hair loss is an everyday occurrence. About a hundred strands of hair are shed by a normal person every day. Each hair follicle in the human body produces one hair, maintains it for about 3-5 years, sheds it and then grows another. The follicle thus produces hair abut 20 times in an average lifetime.

However, in some instances, hair reproduction slows down or stops. The causes are myriad, ranging from temporary stresses, medical conditions and treatments, applied substances such as shampoos and pomade, or hair management like hairstyle.

But it has been medically established that hair loss in a great percentage of men is genetically caused. In other words, it is your daddy’s fault. As such, many men just accept it as a fact of life, something that should just be adjusted to. But for the few who want to do something about it, some things can be done about it.

First is medical consultation to determine the cause and probable solutions. Your family history will be studied, focused on the incidence of baldness or thin hair in your immediate family and relatives. Genetic reasons are thus explored to quantify how much percentage role genetics probably play in the hair loss.

Next, blood samples may be taken for determining the medical condition of your body. Hormonal imbalance is often a great factor in alopecia. Diet patterns or eating habits may also be discussed because proper or improper nutrition plays a significant part in alopecia. Recent ailments, diseases and your medical history will be explored to find probable or contributory causes. Appropriate solutions will thus be suggested to rectify your situation. Medicines may be replaced, different exercise regimes may be recommended, diet amended.

Third, the doctor may analyze your stress situation. Your business or employment particulars are discussed and your psychological make-up determined. This will bring to light any too-stressful conditions you experience that may be a contributory cause to your alopecia. The doctor thus may recommend steps to undertake to mitigate the stress or avoid it altogether.

At the end of the consultations and examinations, the doctor will give you the diagnosis and recommend solutions. Like any other medical doctor, the diagnosis will be the result of analyses performed and interviews conducted, and it will be the best educated guess the physician can work out. Therefore it might not be the 100% surefire solution to completely cure the problem and remedy the situation, although it may be very near it.

Also, the results may not be visible immediately, as positive indications are usually seen months after, even in surgical solutions. The important this is you’ve done something.