tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60339348740280222782011-11-27T16:40:38.705-08:00If you are losing your hair and are looking for ways to re-grow your hair without spending thousands of dollars, I am going to share with you some secrets which can actually help you.dr.ahmed.ezznoreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033934874028022278.post-46821193997617731302009-03-29T15:25:00.002-07:002009-03-29T15:26:25.258-07:00

Non-scarring hair loss disorders are generally reversible, but thatdoesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take them seriously. Here, wedescribe some of the most common causes of non-scarring hairloss, their symptoms, and their treatments.Seeing circular bald spots:Alopecia areataAs if there aren’t already enough difficult-to-pronounce terms inthis book, here’s another one: alopecia areata. Also called

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In This ChapterDifferentiating between scarring and non-scarring scalp diseasesUnderstanding how lupus can affect hairKnowing what medications can cause hair lossExploring other causes of hair lossAlthough the most common cause of hair loss in adults is pat-tern thinning, it’s not the only cause. A number of medicalconditions can cause alopecia, the medical term for hair loss.Alopecia can

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Apart from genetics, female hair loss can stem from a variety ofmedical causes. This section looks at those causes, from the gen-eral to the more specific, including postpartum and menopausalhair loss.Underlying medical conditionsIn women, many medical conditions may cause hair loss, includingthe following: Thyroid disease Anemia Iron deficiency Weight loss induced by severe dieting or eating

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In women, there’s a distinct relationship between mother, sisters,aunts, and grandmothers when it comes to thinning hair patterns.When we take a careful history from women with thinning hair, farmore than half of the women we interview with balding or thinninghave female relatives with a similar problem. When one recognizesthis in the family history, we generally ask these women to inquireon the

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Women are generally more attentive to the appearance of their hairand notice the see-through quality of thinning hair early on. Mostwomen with thinning hair don’t lose enough all at once to clog thedrain, so problems with styling may be the first sign of the femalegenetic balding process. This is fortunate because the slow onsetof thinning allows women to adjust their styling to compensate

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Type A pattern thinningThe set of figures in Figure 4-2 shows Type A pattern thinning.Type A thinning is less common than the regular pattern coveredin the preceding section, occurring in less than 10 percent of men.In this pattern, hair loss progresses from the front to the back, pos-sibly reaching the crown of the head and stopping about where theswirl exists. Type A pattern thinning is most

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Most people think that bald is just plain bald, but doctors measuremale pattern thinning by degrees using the Norwood classificationsystem. Dr. O’Tar Norwood devised this classification system inthe 1970s, answering the all-important question, “How bald am I?”Norwood provides two classification systems, one for regular malepattern thinning and one for Type A pattern thinning.Regular male pattern

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Pattern thinning is a specific kind of hair loss that occurs graduallyover time. Both men and women can experience pattern thinning,but they experience it differently. In men, pattern thinning some-times goes by the scientific name androgenetic alopecia (ANA). Youhear a lot about ANA, as it’s the most common reason for hair lossin men. Easily 98 percent of men who are balding have ANA.Men with

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Can you eat yourself into a full head of hair? Probably not, but envi-ronmental factors, including what you eat, can cause hair loss. Thefollowing list breaks down some of the more prominent factors: Selenium: The presence of selenium in food and water iscommon around the world, but continued intake of seleniumto the point of selenium toxicity produces hair loss, amongother effects. Lead,

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Some doctors assert that a lack of blood supply contributes to hairloss. Bald skin gradually loses some of its blood supply and as aresult becomes thin and shiny. These changes, however, come onlyafter the loss of hair and is not the cause of the hair loss.Hair follicles are some of the most rapidly metabolizing cells in thebody. Growing hair requires the proper oxygen and nutrition thatcomes

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When the body experiences stress caused by a traumatic experi-ence, nutritional deficiency, or illness, the rate of hair loss canincrease. For example, a 39-year-old patient of Dr. Rassman lost his4-year-old child to cancer and within just a few months, the man lostall but the permanent wreath of hair around his head. He probablyhad the genetics for this balding pattern, but only expressed

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The mere presence of the necessary genes and hormones for hairloss isn’t enough to cause baldness. Susceptible hair follicles alsohave to be exposed to the responsible hormones. The onset of hairloss varies from one individual to another and is influenced bygenetic expression, the levels of testosterone and DHT in thebloodstream, and age.Hair loss doesn’t occur all at once, but is cyclical.

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Hormones are very powerful biochemical substances produced byvarious glands throughout the body. The primary male sex hor-mone is testosterone. Testosterone and other related hormonesthat have “masculinizing” effects are produced primarily in the tes-ticles. These same hormones are the cause of many changes thatoccur in puberty in boys. The hormones that cause acne and beardgrowth also can

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A number of diseases and conditions cause hair loss, but mostpeople go bald because of the influence of genetics, hormones,and time. Stress may cause additional loss, more so in women thanin men.Looking at Grandpa’s headIn the genetic hair loss lottery, Grandpa’s important, but doctorsactually look a few generations back on the entire family tree —men and women — in order to determine if you’ve

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There’s more than one category of hair loss. Can your doctor telljust by looking at you what kind of hair loss you have? Yes, some-times. Hereditary hair loss patterns, the most common type of hairloss in men, have developed into a classical clinical descriptive sci-ence. Genetic hair loss appears in distinct patterns, and these pat-terns are almost 100-percent diagnostic for male pattern

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How do you define hair loss? Do you consider you’re balding whenyou’ve lost 5 hairs, 5,000, or 50,000? Can you slow the baldingprocess, stop it altogether, or should you just increase your base-ball hat collection and live with it?Hair falls out of your head every single day, at a rate of about 100to 150 hairs if you are a Caucasian (Asians lose 80–120 per day andAfricans 60–100 per day). You

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In This ChapterDefining the various types of hair lossUnderstanding how heredity and disease can cause hair lossLooking at how your lifestyle impacts your hairExploring causes of pattern thinning in men and womenPeople have different ideas about what constitutes hair lossand what causes it. Some people see three or four hairs in thesink after combing and panic. Others don’t think they’re

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In this part . . .All hair loss isn’t the same. People lose hair due tohereditary factors, illnesses, and a number of otherreasons. In this section, we look at how and why hair lossoccurs as well as what you can do to prevent it.

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Want to get a head start on healthy heads of hair for your kids?You can do this by teaching them how to properly wash and drytheir hair. Help them learn non-destructive styling techniques(until they reach the age where their friends know way more thanyou do about hair — and everything else).Many babies have little hair to work with, and what hair they haveis often very fine, delicate, and easily

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There’s a common misconception that balding means there’ssomething wrong with the scalp. But because hair actually startsgrowing from below the scalp, the scalp itself has little to do withhair loss or hair health.When hair loss occurs because of male genetic hair loss (or anyother cause), the blood supply to the area drops because it isn’tneeded where there isn’t any hair. When surgeons

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Hair is under constant assault, not only from the elements (sun,wind, and rain) but also from you, its owner. There are endlessways to torture your hair into submission — and in some cases thedamage can be permanent. In this section, we look at the thingsthat make your hair cry uncle and things you can do to counteractthe damage you may have already inflicted.Because you’re constantly producing

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People with curly or kinky hair use relaxing treatments to maketheir hair more manageable; it’s most common among AfricanAmericans or others with unmanageably curly hair. Relaxing is asimilar process to perming because the disulphide bond andreforming process in the setting stage is identical, but it’s differentin that the goal is to straighten the hair, not to curl and shape it.The shape of the

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Many men and women who are experiencing hair thinning opt for aperm to give their hair a fuller look. You can find more on ways toconceal hair loss in Chapter 8.Perming your hair correctly is an art. The process is actually quiteintricate. Chew on this info when sitting in the salon next time youget a perm!Permanents use strong alkaline chemicals to break down the disul-fide bonds in your hair

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Hair dyes can be either permanent or semi-permanent. Both areeasy to apply at home, reasonably inexpensive, and very popular,but can also be damaging to your hair, especially if they’re notused properly.Settling for semi-permanentSemi-permanent dyes are acidic and are made of small moleculesthat can pass through the scales of the cuticle and into the haircortex. These dyes are water-soluble and

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Two types of pigment (called melanin) in the hair bulb create haircolor, which is produced below the skin, deep in the dermal fatabout1⁄4 inch from the surface of the skin. The colors you see areimprinted on the cortex of the hair fibers; the cuticle that coversthe hair bundles is clear.These two pigments affect your hair in the following ways: Eumelanin, the most common pigment, controls black

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More than half of people over age 50 have gray hair, but you’dnever know it. More people dye their hair to look younger thando any other age-defying beauty enhancement. But if you want tokeep your hair as long as possible, it pays to be careful with dyes,because improper use of dyes can do permanent damage toyour hair.Graying generally starts at the temples and then spreads to otherparts of the

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Setting can help you reshape your hair’s natural appearance bygiving it more volume. Blow-drying with a round brush to form thehair and then using rollers to hold it in position until the drying iscomplete is a common setting technique.Setting wet hair with the help of a foam or gel increases the curva-ture of the hair shaft. Shampooing helps this process because sur-factants in the shampoo

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Who wants flat, wimpy hair, the kind that lacks body or bounce?Limp hair is almost always very fine hair, because fine hair shaftsdon’t have enough thickness to maintain their stiffness and tostand away from the scalp. Hair that’s naturally curved takes upmore room and makes hair appear fuller than it actually is. (Peoplefrom Mediterranean areas, such as France, Spain, and Italy, arefamous for

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Hair sprays, gels, perms, and other chemical products andprocesses exist for only one reason: So you can force your hair todo what you want. It’s part of human nature to want what youdon’t have. People with straight hair want curls and people withcurly hair are constantly trying to tame it into straight submission.Hair, however, has a mind of its own and has certain built-in char-acteristics that

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You may not think you need instructions for washing your hair, butthere’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything, includingwashing and drying your hair! Follow these instructions and you’llend up with less hair damage and healthier, better-looking hair:1. Wet your hair with plain warm water.2. Put the shampoo in your hands and rub them together toget the lather up before applying it to your

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You have a myriad of shampoo options, but selecting the right onefor your hair isn’t really that difficult when you understand the cat-egories. Shampoos are generally geared toward use on normal,fine, or dry hair; you just have to figure out which one you have.Here’s a breakdown: Normal hair• Is neither greasy nor dry.• Isn’t permed or color treated.• Generally holds its style well, without the

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For centuries, hair care was a time consuming, uncomfortable process that often didmore harm than good. Before shampoo was invented, harsh soaps, often made ofanimal fats, were used to scrub the hair in much the same way as you scrub yourhands today to clean them. The washing process left scummy soap deposits stick-ing to the hair, which made it look dull. Scrubbing got the dirt out, but with

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The right shampoo and conditioner can work wonders on yourhair, helping it stay not only shiny and attractive but also healthy.With shelves and shelves of products available in stores, how doyou know which ones to choose? Should you go for the one withthe most four-syllable ingredients on the label, or maybe the onewith the label that coordinates with your bathroom colors? Or arethey all the same

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This may come as a surprise to you, but the hair on your head isdead. Don’t feel too bad, though — everyone else’s hair is dead,too. So why waste time taking care of something that’s dead? And ifit’s not alive, then how can you make your hair look better — orlast longer?Even though your hair is dead, how you treat it can make it lookmuch better — or worse — because hair has many attributes of

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In This ChapterGetting to know your hair betterFinding hair care products that work for youUnderstanding how chemicals affect your hair and scalpExploring dyeing and processing optionsTaking care not to damage your hairCaring for children’s hairHair can be your crowning glory. Through the ages, peoplehave primped, crimped, colored, and pampered their locks.Hair care products promising the

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Some heads of hair appear thicker than others. The thickness ofthe hair shaft is a factor in how full hair appears: A coarse, thickerhair shaft has more bulk than a finer hair shaft. The texture is alsovery important.In Caucasians, heavy, coarse hair isn’t a common trait, but if youhave it, your hair appears very, very thick. People with fine, thinhair often have a “see-through” look,

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The presence of baldness genes and the hormone DHT (seeChapter 4 for more on DHT and its role in hair loss) alone aren’tenough to cause baldness. Even after a person has reached matu-rity, susceptible hair follicles must continually be exposed to thehormone over a period of time for hair loss to occur. The age atwhich these effects finally manifest themselves varies from oneindividual to another

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Like the rest of you, your hair is impacted by age, sometimes forthe better, and other times, for the worse. There’s nothing you cando to stop time from marching on in your hair cells, but knowingwhat changes to expect can help you plan for ways to compensatefor them through the use of hair growth stimulating medications,by styling changes.Knowing what’s normal and what’s not as you age may also

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People aren’t all created equally — with respect to hair. Ethnicityand race affect your hair type and density, as we explain for thethree ethnic groups in the following list. Keep in mind thatalthough certain ethnicities are more likely to have a certain typeand density of hair, variations do exist. There simply isn’t enoughspace in this book for us to go into that much detail.Why should you know

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You’re probably familiar with the Grimm’s fairy tale about Rapunzel, a young maidwho was put into a high tower when she was a girl. One day, a prince heard hercrying and was smitten by her beauty and her long blonde braided hair. When hecouldn’t find a door into the tower to rescue her, he asked that she let down hergolden hair so he could climb up and rescue her. The beautiful Rapunzel let her

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Hair doesn’t grow in individual strands but rather emerges fromthe scalp in groups of one to four (and sometimes even five or six)strands. Hair follicles are arranged in the skin in naturally occur-ring groups called follicular units.At any given time, about 90 percent of a person’s terminal hairs areactively growing. This growth phase, called anagen, can last fortwo to seven years, though the

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Hair is much more complex than it looks. In this section, wedescribe how hair follicles grow and alter with time and other fac-tors. Understanding how hair follicles function (and what makesthem stop functioning) can help you maintain them, thereby slow-ing the hair loss process.Going beneath the skinMost people think of hair only in terms of what they see above thescalp, but hair is actually a

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In This ChapterLooking inside a hair follicleFeeling the difference: Comparing hair typesSeeing how hair changes as you ageNot all hair is the same. Some people have thick, some thin;some is beautifully blonde, some is a glossy black; some isshiny, some is dull. Depending upon where hair is on your body,some grows long and some short, some is straight and some curly.Knowing more about the

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Whether you’re a man or a woman, losing your hair doesn’t meanyou have to present a bald head to the world; in most cases, youroptions range from the simple, like plopping a department storewig on your head, to the more complicated (and expensive), likepricey hair systems or hair transplant surgery.Minimizing or hiding hair lossIn a society used to chemical fixes and instant gratification,

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In the process of caring for our hair, we do many damaging thingsto it, from combing it the wrong way to coloring it with harshchemicals or subjecting it to strong sunlight.If you’re starting to lose your hair, it’s important to take the bestpossible care of the hair you still have. Throughout this book, wediscuss the best ways to care for your hair, but here a few of theworst things you can do

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“So what if you’re going bald — it’s only hair!” Statements like thatcan make your blood boil when you first start losing your hair.Most people are cavalier about hair loss when they’re not the oneslosing it and are unsympathetic to the plight of the victims of hairloss, but when their hair starts falling out, they’ll be looking formiracle cures, too — you can be sure of it.Hair loss isn’t life

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Everyone loses around 100 hairs from their head every day, butserious hair loss isn’t a “one cause fits all” type of problem; manyfactors contribute to hair loss, and we give you the full rundownin Chapters 4 and 5. The most common causes of hair loss arelisted here. Genetics: Yes, you knew it all along: It’s Mom’s (or Dad’s) faultthat you have no hair. The overwhelming majority (up to 98percent

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When you’re going bald, you may feel like you’re the only one. Itseems like every commercial on television features hair waftinggently in the breeze as tanned youngsters run across the beach;you may not have the tan or the body, but those are at least theo-retically obtainable, whereas lost hair seems to be just that — lostyouth forever.You’re not alone, though; hair loss affects over 50 million

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Hair is more than just a pretty cover up. It serves many biologicalfunctions and actually covers most of your body (often growing inplaces you’d rather it didn’t).The functions of hair (both on your head and elsewhere on yourbody) are that It protects your head. It keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It protects you against sunburn. It has nerve endings that serve to make a

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Most people have no idea what really lurks beneath their hair,unless they’ve been shaving it off already.For something that you play with, obsess over, color, cut, and twistinto odd shapes, hair is surprisingly dead. Yes, the hair you thinklooks so vibrant and alive is actually not alive at all. I’m not sayingthat you should ignore or mistreat your hair. For something that’sdead, hair is quite

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In This ChapterGetting to know your hair and why you have itAcknowledging causes and the personal impact of hair lossConsidering temporary and permanent solutionsLooking forward to future developments in the fieldYou may wonder how we can write an entire book on the topicof hair loss. You may think hair loss is an incurable condition,so what is there to say about it? But hair loss doesn’t

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In this part . . .What is hair, exactly? This part answers all yourburning questions about hair: what it’s made of,how it grows, and how you should take care of it so that itwill last a lifetime — or at least as long your geneticmakeup allows it to hang around.

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Hair loss—what’s the big deal? Everyone loses their haireventually, right? No point in worrying about it—or buying abook about it. For that matter, how much is there to say about hairloss anyway? And isn’t it rather vain to worry about hair loss whenworld peace still hasn’t been achieved?While we’d be the last to argue that world peace should take aback seat to your hair loss, we think there’s

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About the AuthorsWilliam R. Rassman, M.D. is a professional inventor with more thantwo dozen issued or pending patents in a wide range of fields includ-ing medical devices, computer software, and biotechnology instru-mentation. He introduced the modern standards of care for hairtransplantation, pioneered follicular unit hair transplantation, follic-ular unit extraction, and hair transplant repair

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In a society used to chemical fixes and instant gratification, your first response to falling hair may be to search the drugstore shelves for a tonic that will replace lost hair — or at least preserve what you still have. You want to believe that these tonics will do the job and restore your head to its former glory. There are medications that can help save your hair, but you may not want to

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What is hair, exactly? This part answers all your burning questions about hair: what it’s made of,how it grows, and how you should take care of it so that it will last a lifetime — or at least as long your genetic makeup allows it to hang around.Hair 101: What exactly is hair?Most people have no idea what really lurks beneath their hair,unless they’ve been shaving it off already.For something

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Like a plant u hair need nutrients to grow and without these nutrients it will fall so let's know these important nutrients. Vitamin A Vitamin A is a key for developing healthy cells, tissues in the body, and reducing hair loss. Vitamin A deficiencies commonly cause thickening of the scalp, dry hair, and dandruff. Air pollution, smoking, extremely bright light, certain cholesterol-lowering drugs

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The most common form of hair loss in men and women is androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia). In men, this condition is called male pattern baldness because there is a well-defined pattern of hair loss - back in time to the formation of hair "M"-shape. Hair back not only, but also becomes more subtle, often progresses to total baldness.As the recent study found, male pattern

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