Hairfall

Losing a few strands in the day while combing is normal. But when you start to notice hair everywhere in your home, does it shock you? We know exactly how you feel about dealing with hair fall. That's why we spoke to hair care experts at SkinKraft to help you out. This is your guide to the various causes of hair fall, treatments and preventive measures. Highlights: • • • • • • • • Signs And Symptoms Of Hair Loss Hair loss can occur suddenly or gradually. While some • Gradual thinning at the forehead or receding hairline • Circular patchy bald spots or alopecia [ • Loosening of hair • Patches of scaling due to an infection • Full body hair loss due to medical treatments like chemotherapy What Causes Hair Fall? 1. Heredity Hair loss caused due to genetic makeup is a natural condition. It is called androgenetic alopecia [ 2. Hormonal Changes Women experience hormonal changes during pregnancy, childbirth, menopause or during a change of contraceptives. Hormonal changes affect the growth cycle of hair and lead to increased hair fall. Childbirth involves extreme stress on the body and can push a lot of hair follicles to a resting phase or telogen phase. Telogen effluvium [ 3. Medications And Radiation Therapy Medications like chemotherapeutic [ 4. Stress Whether you are stressing about work or personal issues or about your hair loss itself, stop! Stress can deprive your hair of essential nutrients making them weaker. Studies show that some people can develop alopecia in prolonge...

Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body. Typically at least the head is involved. The severity of hair loss can vary from a small area to the entire body. Typically inflammation or scarring is not present. Hair fall in some people causes psychological distress. Everybody loses some hair every day. Research has shown that a person can lose up to 100 hairs per day. But losing more hair can cause bald spots to appear on a man’s head. In case of a woman, there is thinning of the hair on the top of her head. Hair fall is not a life-threatening condition. But it can become seriously jeopardize one’s self-confidence by drastically changing for the worse how he/she looks. Men, women and even children can experience hair loss. This condition occurs generally as a result of hormonal changes, heredity, medical conditions or as a side-effect of some medications. Hair loss due to hereditary reasons is the most common cause of hair fall. The hair growth rate slows down as people age and is called alopecia. There are lot many hair loss types: • Involutional Alopecia- It is the natural gradual thinning of hair with age. There is an increase in the number of hair follicles which enter the resting phase and the other hairs become fewer and shorter. • Androgenic Alopecia- Both women and men can be affected by this genetic condition. Men who have this condition may start losing hair even in their teenage years. This is known as mal...

We have heard that it’s pretty normal to lose up to 100 strands per day. But, one thing that we seem to be losing more of during the pandemic is our hair. “Hair fall is a normal phase of the hair growth cycle, whereas hair loss is an indication that something is impairing the growth cycle per se. In hair fall, you lose your hair strands, and hair loss is its more advanced stage where you are not just shedding hair but also losing its density. What is happening is that you are losing hair, and the rate at which your hair grows is declining,” says Mumbai-based cutaneous surgeon Dr Satish Bhatia. What can you do if you notice sudden, extreme hair fall? The most important thing is to try to identify the cause of hair loss if possible. “A sudden increase in hair loss is commonly due to telogen effluvium, a reversible condition in which hair falls out after either a physical, medical, or emotional stressor. The hair fall usually starts two to four months after the inciting factor,” says Cincinnati-based board-certified dermatologist Dr Mona Mislankar, MD, FAAD. It’s important to have a healthy and balanced diet all the time, but even more so during the telogen phase to activate new hair growth. Elevate your nutrition game by adding more greens, nuts and seeds to your diet. “At the heart of a hair care routine is a healthy diet which is rich in protein, folic acid, biotin, zinc, calcium and other minerals and omega fatty acids,” Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, consultant dermatologist and ...