Hair loss
It is fairly common among people, and this fall is either within the normal and reasonable, then the hair falls out to replace a new hair in a healthy, unsatisfactory way, not causing concern for the person. Or hair is frequent and is certainly due to a condition and causes are not normal, and the person should notice a fall in his hair to visit the doctor to find out the cause and treat it as soon as possible.
Causes of hair loss
The cause of hair loss may be due to different reasons, and different from one person to another, we mention them
- The person may suffer from the infection, such as the disease of “ringworm” (fungus), and this infection causes mold-like fungi, and this happens to the person in the absence of interest in personal cleanliness, leading to hair loss.
- Some of the drugs you have taken may cause hair loss, such as thyroid antagonists, drugs used for birth control, and epilepsy drugs.
- Exposure to chemotherapy, which attacks cells that grow rapidly from the growth of normal body cells, kills chemotherapy. Hair gets out of pox, and it falls off. Once a person stops taking chemotherapy, the hair grows again.
- Hair hairstyles, which are hardened back in the wrong way, hurt the hair and cause it to fall.
- Bad habits of some people; cause hair loss; hair clenching and stiffness; once a person stops doing it, the hair re-grows again.
- Hypothyroidism, which contributes to hair loss, may cause the appearance of alopecia in the hair.
- Lack of minerals in the body and vitamins; contribute to hair loss.
- Exposure of the body to tension and stress; cause hair loss.
- The immune system, it attacks the immune system wrongly, leading to the culmination of various diseases, such as hair loss.
Treatment of hair loss and work to prevent it
- Treatment of hair loss depends on the cause of the fall at first what is, if caused by the fungal worm; the person takes the treatment of antifungal drugs.
- If thyroid gland is caused by thyroid, thyroid problem is treated with thyroxine when hypothyroidism or anti-thyroid drugs.
- If the cause of hair loss is due to (alopecia); the doctor may recommend kortzone, or ultraviolet therapy.
- If the cause is a lack of vitamins and minerals, taking them contributes to the solution of the problem of hair loss.
- Some lasers may help treat hair loss.