Alopecia ia a group name that is given to a variety of hair loss conditions. Although each of these conditions have the symptoms of hair loss, they all have different causes and different ways of showing up. It is very similar to the fact that cancer is a group name given to some 252 different diseases.
Androgenic Alopecia
Androgenic alopecia is the common type of pattern baldness experienced by a large amount of men. Estimates show that up to 60% of men a bove the age of 30 years are suffering from a small degree of Androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness.
Adrogenic alopecia is associated with the formation of Dht (Di Hydro Testosterone) which is a biologically active metabolite of the male hormone testosterone. DHT effectively reduces blood circulation in certain area’s of the scalp resulting in thinning hair and eventual pattern baldness.
Androgenic alopecia is treatable and the hair can be regrown quite successfully with the use of a good hair loss treatment.
Alopecia Areata.
Alopecia areata is a fairly sudden hair loss in a small spot on the head. This patch can be anywhere in the hair or beard area.
Alopecia areata is thought to be caused by an autoimmune disorder, where the body itself attacks the healthy hair follicles, resulting in small bald spots.
Bald spots caused by Alopecia areata will usually have the hair regrow without treatment within a period of about 12 months. There has been some notes that these bald spots do respond to fresh onion juice and ther are cases where the hair regrows within a very short period using this treatment.
Traction Alopecia
Traction alopecia refers to the hair loss that is caused by stress or starin on the hair usually through a hair style such as a tight ponytail, that pulls too tight on the hair. This type of alopecia is easily reversed simply by reducing any tension on the hair and allowing the hair to regrow naturally.
Alopecia universalis.
Alopecia universalis refers to the loss of all body hair. This is sometimes experienced by chemotherapy patients due to the poisons in the chemotherapy. Although this condition is mostly suffered by chemo patients there are a small amount of people who have this condition from causes other than Chemo. THe cause is suspected to be related to autoimmune factors similar to alopecia areata.
Alopecia universalis caused by chemo, will disappear and hair will regrow naturally once the chemotherapy has ceased. Alopecia universalis caused by auto immune disorders may in some events be permanent.
