The process in which there is complete hair loss or a significant reduction in their number is called alopecia. This disease is characteristic of both men and women. But if for men, bald head is often even a kind of indicator of style and attractiveness, then women, of course, cannot be bald, and hair is one of their main wealth.
Alopecia in women appears due to various reasons that must be definitely determined before treating and restoring hair. Identification of the reasons can only be done by a specialist (trichologist) or, if one is absent, you just need to contact a general practitioner and tell about your problem, and he will already advise what actions you need to carry out in the first place, which tests to take first of all.
Alopecia in women can most often be attributed by them to the simplest hair loss from a lack of vitamins. Therefore, they believe that buying vitamins on the advice of girlfriends or their own choice can solve the problem. But this is far from the case. Everything can lead to bad consequences, which will be almost impossible to fix. In this regard, at the slightest suspicion that hair loss occurs in large quantities and does not lend itself to a reasonable explanation, contact a specialist and do not start a disease that is not easily treated. An important indicator that your hair falls too profusely is to determine the amount of hair lost per day. If it exceeds 150, then soon you can lose your hair if you do not take urgent measures.
Alopecia in women is of several types, and therefore it must be recognized in order to prescribe the correct treatment. The most common type of alopecia is androgenic, which affects 95% of all suffering from baldness. Moreover, it affects both men and women. For its treatment, medications are used, among which the most popular is minoxidil, which affects the hair follicle. Not be superfluous and appeal to massage, electrical stimulation, hypnotherapy. And even with such a large set of treatments, the first visible results will appear only after a few months.
Known methods of treating this type of alopecia with surgical intervention, when hair follicles are transplanted from the sides and back of the head to bald areas of the scalp. But such an operation can not always give a positive result and is not suitable for everyone.
A rather rare disease is focal alopecia, in which not all hair falls out, but only in certain areas. At the same time, bald spots of a small rounded shape are formed on the head, the skin of which is smooth, without any inflammation. The occurrence of this type of alopecia is usually facilitated by disorders in the immune system, transmitted infectious diseases, diseases of the nervous system and heredity. Focal alopecia in women can reach various scales - from the defeat of a small area of the head to complete baldness, including loss of eyebrows and eyelashes. But the main problem with this type of alopecia is the difficulty in determining the causes of its appearance, therefore, in this case, they turn to several doctors at once to conduct not one, but many types of laboratory tests. With the timely start of medical procedures, this type of alopecia is well cured, and after six months you can see the appearance of a light gun from the hair on bald areas, and then they thicken and get a normal look. This type of alopecia, even if cured, can occur again. As a means of treatment, the practice of using sedatives, as well as rubbing alcohol in the place of hair loss, the most common of them is the tincture of capsicum. But there are also cases of worsening of the process, when baldness intensifies and alopecia affects not only the hair on the head, but also on the whole body, and becomes universal.
Alopecia in women is also diffuse: while hair is thinning over the entire head. This condition is typical for pregnant women due to hormonal changes in the body or for those who "sit" on a strict diet, in which there are no vital vitamins. Hair loss stops and their appearance is restored when the hormones come back to normal.
A diffuse nature is also characteristic of seborrheic alopecia, which occurs due to violations of sebum secretion and increased oily hair. It is easy to get rid of alopecia in women of this type if you start treating seborrhea, also by contacting an experienced specialist - a dermatologist or trichologist.
No one is safe from hair loss, but an important factor here is a healthy and proper diet: the use of foods rich in zinc, iron, selenium. You should not start those diseases that entail a deterioration in the quality of hair and hair loss, but hairstyles should not pull off hair, especially for a long time.
Alopecia in women, the treatment of which was prescribed in a timely manner, will gradually disappear, and the hair will acquire a beautiful and healthy appearance and shine. And most importantly - you should never let the disease drift and self-medicate. Need to protect your health!