Traditional Hair Loss Treatment
Medication Minoxidil and Finasteride have been approved by the FDA to treat hair loss. Minoxidil is applied topically to the scalp and Finasteride is taken in pill form. Both of these medications have...
View ArticleHair Loss Causes
Hormones Male pattern baldness and female pattern baldness are hereditary conditions that are triggered by hormones. This type of hair loss is permanent and usually begins in the thirties or later, but...
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Types of Hair Loss Hair loss can happen gradually or suddenly. Hair loss can be temporary or permanent depending on the cause. In some cases, the whole body is affected, but in many cases just the...
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Reasons for Hair Loss Most people typically lose about 100 hairs per day, but these hairs grow back. There are a few reasons that hairs may not grow back, or that more hairs than this can be lost per...
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More information about hair loss can be found at the following sources: American Hair Loss Association http://www.americanhairloss.org/drug_induced_hair_loss/ Mayo Clinic: Hair Loss...
View ArticlePrevention of Hair Loss
Hereditary Hair Loss Hereditary hair loss is not preventable at this time, but can be treated once it has begun. Non-hereditary Hair Loss Hair loss that is caused by medication, medical, physical or...
View ArticleAlternative Hair Loss Treatment
Lifestyle Remedies Eating a well balanced diet, avoiding touching and pulling hair, and avoiding hairstyles that put strain on the scalp can help to diminish or prevent hair loss. Reducing stress and...
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