When we talk about alopecia, we refer to that condition, which presents itself with a generalized or localized loss of hair on the head or body. It usually presents with hair loss, skin lesions and possibly scarring. Hair loss occurs gradually and during its progression a thinning of the hairs is usually observed, which lose more and more of their dynamism and eventually fall out. In the final stage the remaining hairs look like transparent, fine fluff.
This problem often causes significant psychological and social effects on patients, as they are strongly affected by the loss of an element that characterizes the appearance of anyone, whether male or female.
How is alopecia caused?
The hair follicle consists of the follicle, the hair bulb that creates the hair, its stem and the sebaceous gland. Any damage to the follicle or bulb can cause alopecia.
The disease can also be caused by a disturbance in one of the phases of hair growth. Thus a loss of more than 100 hairs per day is observed, which leads to alopecia.
Causes of alopecia
The causes that can cause the disease of alopecia are several. We will specifically mention the following:
*Surgical procedures
*Birth
*Stress
*Constant hair pulling during combing
*Hair salon techniques
*Autoimmune Diseases
*Chronic use of certain drugs such as antidepressants, cortisone or hormonal preparations
*Heredity
*Hormonal problems
*Chronic inflammations
*Diabetes
*Fungal infections
*Diseases of the thyroid
*Hypervitaminosis A
*Iron deficiency
*Bad nutrition
Some of the above situations are temporary. Therefore, the problem of hair ceases to exist after its restoration.
Alopecia in men
The most common form of alopecia is the one that appears in men and in fact in a percentage above 90%. Thinning or even complete loss of hair is usually observed in the frontal and upper head area, while hair growth is maintained in the occipital area.
Alopecia in women
The disease appears more rarely in women, in the form of thinning in the area from the forehead upwards, but without complete loss.
Alopecia in children
In children and adolescents, we mainly encounter the form of induced alopecia, which comes from hair pulling and is usually psychological in origin.
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