The Causes of Hair Loss

Whether you are a man or a woman, by far the most common reason for your hair loss is genetics -- that's right, genetics. There are other potential causes for this situation such as illness, stress, severely poor diet, and medications, but these fall far behind heredity. The medical term for this condition that affects greater than 50 percent of men and one in twenty women is androgenetic alopecia, or male or female pattern baldness, a condition that leads many to our Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire facilities to seek hair loss treatment.

With the clever hair restoration marketing plans that we hear on radio and now on television stations, not to mention the Internet, it is important to know what does NOT cause male and female pattern baldness. You've heard the ads over and over and over again. Clogged pores and hair follicles, tiny scalp mites, wearing hats, or using the wrong shampoo are not causes of hair loss conditions. I have hair restoration patients even today who spend thousands of dollars on these "snake oil" hair regrowth products. Money-back guarantee or not, patients should not spend even one hard-earned cent on any of them as they are not an effective hair loss treatment. THEY DO NOT WORK.

These hair loss treatments are designed only to make their manufacturers tons and tons of money at your expense, the very high expense, of people reaching out for anything to help them with their hair loss. Honest, true medical studies have yet to prove these products are capable of hair restoration; do not waste your money on them!

The tendency of male and female pattern baldness can be inherited genetically from EITHER or BOTH sides of your family. The genetic culprit in androgenetic alopecia is dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The DHT affects the follicles on the top of your head but not along the back and sides in the vast majority of people. These genetically sensitive follicles begin the process of miniaturization whereby these hairs become progressively shorter and thinner as well as less pigmented, signs of male and female pattern baldness. This is why you can no longer grow your hair long in these thinning areas, leading to the need for hair loss treatment. Eventually these miniaturized hairs become microscopic and disappear from sight. One of the most eye-opening statistics regarding male and female pattern hair loss is that it is not until after 50 percent of ones hair has fallen out that the thinning is even noticed. WOW! This is why it is very important to be examined by hair restoration surgeon Dr. Leonard sooner rather than later in the hair loss process. If you think you may have male or female pattern baldness, contact one of our Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire office locations today for hair loss treatment.