Hair Loss All Over Head

Hair loss in some people causes psychological distress.

Hair loss all over head. And before taking any treatment first you need to find out the cause of the problem at least you know the type of your hair loss. Alopecia areata often starts suddenly and causes patchy hair loss in children and young. Telogen effluvium te is considered the second most common form of hair loss diagnosed by dermatologists. In traumatic alopecia the area of hair loss depends.

The hair usually grows back. When hair loss is the result of telogen effluvium or medication side effects the hair loss usually is all over the head while in tinea infections and alopecia areata the hair loss occurs in small patches. Some conditions and medical treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer can result in the loss of hair all over your body. It occurs when there s a change in the number of hair follicles that are growing hair.

The severity of hair loss can vary from a small area to the entire body. All my life i had thick hairs all over my head and to be hones i was never thinking about i could lose my hair or i am going to be bald. Handfuls of hair may come out when combing or washing your hair or even after gentle tugging. There may be other types of thinning hair on top of head not mentioned on this article.

If the hair loss is diffuse thin all over rather than in the typical female pattern on the front and top the diagnosis can be more difficult. Inflammation or scarring is not usually present. Women experience a general thinning over the entire scalp with the most extensive hair loss at the crown. Also tinea infections can cause additional symptoms such as scaling of the scalp or areas of broken hairs that look like black dots.

Typically at least the head is involved. The presence of miniaturization in the areas of thinning usually confirms the diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia however if the diagnosis is still unclear a number of other conditions must be ruled out. This type of hair loss usually causes overall hair thinning and not bald patches. Hair loss also known as alopecia or baldness refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body.

Telogen effluvium general shedding from all over the head. We typically lose some 100 hairs a day but sometimes shedding accelerates due to stress illness medication or. But in many cases the problem is associated with involutional alopecia androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. These have been listed in the section on.

Male pattern hair loss female pattern hair loss.