Sunday, 25 November 2012

How healthy is your hair?


Most women face an important appointment for hours in front of the mirror until the hair is. No wonder - after all, one in two women will only feel attractive if they have nice hair.
And if the splendor makes problems, then that makes women - and also men - very hard. Hair loss is mainly a nightmare that may impact on the psyche grueling. About 50 percent of the population suffer. But when the diagnosis is actually alopecia , ie baldness?

" If there are more than 80 hairs a day, which one loses, one speaks of hair loss, "says Dr. Erkan Cinar from Stuttgart. In 15 percent of these takes to such an extent that in order to baldness, that balding , leads.
Find out if you suffer from hair loss really is not particularly difficult. But hair loss is not the same as hair loss. "Alopecia can have many causes - and the cause is ultimately crucial for the proper treatment," said Dr. Cinar. Panic purchases of tinctures or pills for hair loss that are available in pharmacies, put in as little, if you look at the cause of the loss is not clear.
Take the test here and find out out which treatment options to you:

TAKE THE SELF-TEST:
First Notice the loss of hair, especially in front of the head / face?
Second Do you feel that thins your crown?
Third Show through the hair loss single round, bald patches
of the scalp?        
4th Is severe hair loss in your family famous?      
5th Are for business or pleasure under constant stress,
feel tired and burned out?      
6th You were pregnant within the last five years or have
stopped taking the pill?
7th Your hormone has on the occurrence of menopause
 changed?  
8th Take permanently medication?      

ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED WITH A NO
Your hair growth seems to be normal and strong. If you notice symptoms of hair loss, repeat the test.

ANSWERED YES TO QUESTION 1
Your hair loss can have various causes.
Possible treatment:
Please consult a dermatologist in any case. Moreover, there is, for example, in so-called hair desire centers the opportunity to carry out a professional hair analysis free. A specially designed camera optics system created thereby digital photos of the scalp. Using the appropriate software, important hair growth parameters such as thickness and density of the hair can be determined exactly.

QUESTION 2 AND / OR 3 AND / OR 5 ANSWERED YES
It could be an AGA, from about 60 to 80 percent of men and about 30 to 40 percent of women are affected. Here there is a sensitivity to the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is formed from the reaction of testosterone by the enzyme 5a-reductase. DHT inhibits the power supply to the hair follicles so that hair can not grow strong and healthy. In any case, consult a dermatologist.
Possible treatment:
• drugs - Treatment of plant-related hair loss can be medically. Highly effective drugs are finasteride and minoxidil. Finasteride blocks the enzyme 5a-reductase, so that less testosterone is converted to DHT. Thus reducing the drug concentration and the DHT weakens the inhibitory effect of the hormone. The hair root can normalize. Finasteride is taken once daily in pill form, and looks even slightly stronger than minoxidil. Minoxidil is applied twice daily as a lotion to the scalp and causes vasodilation in the scalp, resulting in a better blood circulation. The effects of minoxidil are often unsatisfactory. Important: Finasteride is a prescription and should not be taken by women.
• laser light - When treated with low-energy laser light (low-level laser therapy), the scalp is directly illuminated by a laser device. Transported by the light energy to promote blood circulation to the scalp. It is thus a more intense energy of the hair follicle can be achieved.

ANSWERED YES TO QUESTION 4
It could be with you to a form of circular hair loss (alopecia areata). Here the hair fall out in several small areas. The bald spots show a typical circular shape - it is an inflammatory hair loss disease. An unambiguous assignment of the causes is not yet possible, but it is believed that it is this hair loss disease is an autoimmune reaction, identify the immune cells that are supposed to serve the defense of foreign and harmful substances, the hair as a foreign body and they face defenseless the. The result is an inflammatory reaction, the hair growth is disrupted, the hair will fall out and grow in the affected area after not being.
Possible treatment:
• cortisone and zinc - Is this just a very small bald patches, may disappear this form of hair loss quickly, even without therapy. But it is also possible to treat the affected area to the outside with the inside with cortisone and zinc compounds. By specifically induced allergic reactions the hair loss is stopped.
• Immunotherapy - Another way the topical immunotherapy with the substance Diphenylcyclopropenone (DCP), to which every person is allergic to. This therapy is used in severe forms of circular hair loss. DCP is diluted heavily applied as a solution to the affected area, causing an allergic reaction and so "busy" to the immune system and by their own roots "distract". In the course of therapy, the optimum concentration of the solution DCP is determined. For weeks, the areas of the scalp can be treated with the solution.

QUESTION 6 AND / OR 7 AND / OR 8 ANSWERED YES
It could be a form of diffuse hair loss. Diffuse hair loss can have many causes. He often occurs as a result of hormonal changes after pregnancy, as a result of a malfunction of the thyroid gland, or as a side effect of medications. But it can also stress and nutritional deficiencies (usually iron deficiency), infections by high fever, surgery under general anesthesia, chemotherapy and other factors caused. In diagnosis is to determine the cause from the data subject in question occurs and the stresses they may have been exposed in recent times.
Possible treatment:
• Food Supplements - To support the growth of hair from the inside out, the use of building materials can be helpful. Important substances for healthy hair growth, for example, sulfur-containing amino acids and B vitamins. Even with seasonal or verursachtem through pregnancy hair loss, the preparation may be taken supportive.
• Laser Therapy - The treatment of diffuse hair loss may be accompanied by laser therapy. It supports other treatments optimally and helps that the hair roots will recover faster and the hair begins to grow back. Once the cause is found, it can be then combats.


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