|
Find out the common causes of alopecia – hair loss problems, why and what factors contribute to hair loss, stress, actonel, drug, pregnancy and etc. Severe illness, severe emotional stress, certain hormonal disorders and menopause are also some of the possible causes.
The human hair varies widely in its color and texture. Whether it is course, fine, thick, wavy, curly or straight, it is the hair on our heads that causes us the most concern. When we start to lose it there, it is considered alopecia. Basically hair is made up of a protein called keratin, the hair you can see above the skin level is a string of dead keratin cells. The average adult loses up to 100 of them a day. This is normal and even losing up to 300 a day can be alright, if the person has thick hair.
Subcategories And Articles
|
Alopecia Areata Causes | Hair Loss Causes | Hair Loss In Women Topics
Partner Sites
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Alopecia areata (AA) is a common condition affecting humans, in which hair is lost from some or most areas of the body, usually from the scalp. It causes bald spots on the scalp, especially in the first stages, for that reason, it is sometimes called spot baldness. In the 1%–2% of cases, the condition can spread to the entire scalp (Alopecia totalis) or to the entire epidermis (Alopecia universalis). Conditions resembling AA, and having a similar cause, occur also in other species.
|