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No matter what they say, we all live in a harsh world having very strict standards of beauty. Every individual does his or her best to fit into this limited beauty span and look the way we are supposed to look. Do you really believe it is purely teenager behavior? We don’t really want to disappoint you, but cosmetic surgeries, beauty saloons and fitness centers are full of grownup men and women who risk their health and spend crazy sums of money to look the way fashionable stars and public people do!

In short, our appearance matters a lot these days! Some thing like fashionable clothes and posh accessories can be easily purchased, others are part of our appearance, that is why it is extremely hard to put them straight. You are expected to have huge bright eyes, thick healthy hair, good teeth and flawless skin to become fascinating and irresistible for your interlocutor! Recent research show that beautiful persons get jobs and make friends easier than plain ones. They have twice or thrice as much sexual partners, are always trusted and are seldom suspected in committing different crimes. Do you still believe in human equality?

As you might guess, baldness is one of the cosmetic disorder making personalities feel totally uneasy. It is useful to learn some facts about your hair and find the best way out in case of necessity or to help your relatives and friends survive this disappointing situation.

As every part of your body, your hair has a normal cycle of life. The period of 2-3 years is considered optimal for your hair to grow and stay on your head. Each tiny hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month. Researchers tell us that about 90% of the hair on the scalp is in the phase of growing. The rest of the hair (about 10%) is in its resting phase. This means that 1/10 of your hair is rather old and after 3-4 months the resting part of your chevelure is going to fall out just to give way to new hairs! As a result you can see a few hairs on you hairbrush, bed, clothes and in the shower - it is a part of normal process. The trouble is when your hair loss becomes excessive.

It is generally considered that hair loss is a purely men’s disaster. In reality it is not so - males, women and even children can develop this cosmetic trouble for a number of reasons.

To avoid a certain misunderstanding of terms, let us understand what common baldness is. Strictly speaking this word-combination is used to describe a permanent-pattern baldness characteristic for many males over 30. The medical term for this sort of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia. It is universally believed that sort of baldness is an inherited trait. It is marked by receding hair line and complete baldness on the top of the head. As a number of cases show, males who start losing their hair rather early (when they are under 30) in the course of time get extensive baldness while men who demonstrated no early signs of androgenetic alopecia can enjoy their thick chevelure for the rest of their lives.

Unlike males, women can partially lose their hair over the entire scalp getting no bald spots. Thinner hair without any changes in hair line forms so-called female-pattern baldness.

Personalities can notice they lose hair excessively after some health disorder or a major surgery. As a rule it happens 3-4 months afterwards. In this case we speak about the stress caused by the disease and have nothing serious to struggle with - this hair loss is temporary, the amount of dead hairs will become less with every week.

Hormonal issues are also often responsible for hair loss. Number one trouble here is your thyroid gland - if it is overactive or underactive, your hair will fall out excessively. As soon as you start coping with you thyroid disease, your hair will be fine again. Male and female hormones (androgens and estrogens) can also cause excessive hair loss if they are out of balance in the body. See your doctor and take a course of treatment for correcting the hormone imbalance and soon you will notice your hair stopped falling out!

The majority of females having a 3 months old baby point out they lose hair excessively. There is nothing to worry about here! The point is certain hormones during the pregnancy keep all your hair from falling out. As soon as your hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, your body restores the usual cycle of hair growth and right hair loss starts anew!

If you take certain pills for a long period of time, be aware of the fact they can affect your hair! Anticoagulants (or so called blood thinners), anti-gout medicines, medicines for high blood pressure or heart problems, birth control pills, antidepressants and vitamin A in big doses can influence your scalp in a negative way causing excessive hair loss. As soon as you stop taking the pills in question, the normal cycle of hair growth and hair loss will recommence.

Please remember that fungal infections of the scalp cause excessive hair loss, too. The majority of cases of that kind are associated with children. The good news is that this type of infections can be easily and swiftly cured with special antifungal medicines.

A chronic disease, especially one connected with your immune system, such as lupus or diabetes, can affect the state and thickness of your hair as well. What is more, hair loss can become one of the premonitory symptoms of a starting disease and if you tell your MD about it in time you can start your treatment as soon as possible and expect a complete recovery or at least a long-term remission.

Medical practice demonstrates that certain hairstyles or treatments cause hair loss, too! If you are a fan of pigtails, ponytails, cornrows and extremely tight hair rollers and you keep wearing them day by day, you can end up losing a part of your hair! Eventually, you will get so-called traction alopecia. The amazing fact is that if you give your hair more freedom and stop torturing it, your chevelure will grow back normally, unless you have already developed scars on your scalp. Sorry to disappoint you, scarring causes permanent hair loss. Remember that you can get scalp scars in the process of hot oil hair treatments and when you have your permanents (usually called “perms”) done. The problem is that the chemicals used in permanents are ruinous for your hair follicles; they may cause inflammation and swelling which results in scarring and excessive hair loss.

The question if your doctor can do something about your hair loss is quite natural. The answer is “yes”! Be ready to give you MD some information about your way of life and harmful habits, about your diet and medications you’re taking, about your chronic and recent diseases etc. Female questionnaire includes questions about menstrual cycle, pregnancies and menopause. Later you doctor will want to give you a physical exam and make several tests like blood test, biopsy etc. This will help you doc check out what exactly causes your extensive hair loss.

As a rule, examining and diagnosing is followed by a special kind of treatment. What is the treatment for hair loss like? If you problem is caused by the drugs you take every day, your physician can prescribe you a different one. If you lose your hair because of some infection, it will be recognized and cured, and you will soon grow your chevelure back. If you happen to have a certain hormone imbalance certain drug treatment will soon allow you to enjoy your shaggy mane again!

What is more, modern pharmaceutical industry works miracles. This means you can get a wide range of pills preventing the development of common baldness! Please, remember that some meds like Rogaine (generic name Minoxidil) are available in any online pharmacy without a prescription and can be used by both genders. Other pills like Finasteride are meant for males only! Keep them away from women, kids and domestic animals!

If you decided to grow your hair back and get drugs, be prepared to take your meds regularly for a long period of time. Usually it takes you up to 6 months to see the results with your own eyes.

Even if no medical handling is available for you, do not despair! Firstly, you can try alternative medicine. Secondly, your appearance problem can be solved with the help of different hairstyles, as well as cosmetic hair transplantation.

Anyway, growing your hair back is a slow process taking a lot of time! Do not sit locked up in you own house! If you are a woman, top-quality wigs and hairpieces will help you out any time - believe it or not, a lot of celebrities wear them! If you are a male, consider shaving off all your hair - it is fairly considered cool and sexy! Give it a proper thought and you will definitely find the best way out!