Most common hair loss pathologies (Part Two)

Androgenic Alopecia.

Often we say even though he is bald, he is a noble person, hair loss in the frontal part of the head is called androgenic alopecia which occurs as a result of the combination of genetic factors with hormonal factors (androgens) which are male hormones and act by increasing or adding hair in different parts of the body but unfortunately cause the hair to fall out in the frontal part of the head (generally in people who have inherited this condition)

Androgenic alopecia occurs in both men and women.

In women, hormonal examinations such as testosterone or dehydroepiandrosterone are required, because this pathology can also be accompanied by other concerns such as irregular menstrual cycle, infertility, acne, virilization.

Treatment: application of minoxidil solution, locally 2% and 5% in the area of the head where there is hair loss, while in men finasteride 1 mg per day is also used, these medications need to be given and followed by a dermatologist.

Scarring Alopecia

Scarring alopecia results from damage or destruction of the hair follicle (root) by inflammatory pathological processes, as a result of which the follicular structures turn into fibrotic tissue. The sooner they are diagnosed in their early stages the more quickly fibrotic processes that later become irreversible are prevented. Treatment consists of applying corticosteroid ointments and injections with corticosteroid solutions under the scalp.

Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is a pathology that has to do with a compulsive feeling to pull out hair and is related to psychological compulsive disorders, these people by realizing the act of pulling out hair calm themselves from this kind of feeling and in a way release the stress they experience, the hair in the areas where it is pulled out is sparse but quite a few hair follicles are visible which helps in accurately diagnosing this pathology, usually this pathology is noticed in adolescents or even in children, and the hair loss in this case has no organic causes, but behind it lies a psychological disorder, which can also result from experiencing difficult situations badly, treatment in this case is done in cooperation with the psychiatrist.