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Your hair is your greatest ally; it protects you from the cold; it can change your mood no matter how bad it is, but overall it can make you feel beautiful and powerful. Never neglect it. Having good hair gives us that extra confidence to mingle among a crowd and to express our ideas without having hesitations. Today, as a Dermatologist/Cosmetologist; I am going to be giving you an insight about Hair fall, hair growth and the treatment options available to get you the crown you deserve.

- Dr Sowmya Dogiparthi

ABOUT HAIR LOSS 

It is a known fact that all of us shed hair every single day; It all comes down to the quantity of hair shedding and the amount of scalp skin that becomes prominently visible "bald areas." When it comes to losing hair, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says it's totally normal to lose about 50 to 100 hairs a day.

Hair grows from a root at the bottom of a follicle under your skin. The blood in your scalp goes to the follicle and supplies oxygen and nutrients to the hair root, which helps your hair grow.

Losing hair is part of a normal cycle of growth and replacement. Hair follicles go through the growth and resting cycle in a non-synchronized way. Genetics is the most common cause of hair loss among both, men and women.

The most known cause of hair loss is a hereditary condition called male-pattern baldness or female-pattern baldness. It usually occurs gradually and in predictable patterns a receding hairline and bald spots in men and thinning hair in women. It's called androgenetic alopecia. It is caused by DHT, a by-product of testosterone.

The size reduction of hair follicles is one of the known common causes of hair loss amongst both men and women.

To be more elaborate; the anagen stage of hair growth gets shorter, and the resting (telogen) stage gets longer. Thus, resulting in thin, extremely short hair while also leaving many follicles empty of hair shafts.

This pattern of hair loss is common only in the front and on top because that's where hormone-sensitive follicles live. The follicles on the sides and back of the head aren't affected by DHT and usually stay healthy.

STAGES OF HAIR GROWTH