Hair loss or what we call Alopecia is the aesthetic reason of concern in men, but despite that they are more visible, also women of all ages suffer from this problem. The baldness is treatable and experts recommend starting early because better results are obtained when both halt the slide, as to make the hair grow back.

1. Origin of Alopecia

The problem of hair loss is not falling hair, but not recovered. The hair is born, grows, maintains and falls. Normal conditions, falls because it is pushed from within by the new hair that grows from the internal root of the hair follicle.

The hair is no more than 6 or 7 years old and when it falls, is replaced by another in the same follicle. Specialists normalize a loss of up to 100 hairs per day. But the problem is when replacement is not carried out and there is a decrease in the number of hairs a person has.

2. Causes

According to the factors causing the decline can distinguish different types of alopecia. The causes are varied:

- Seasonal. There are certain times of the year in which more usually fall (autumn and early summer).

- Physiological is due to the passage of time.

- Hormonal. The hormonal changes leading to androgen tic alopecia. It is the leading men but also affects women at particular times such as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. There is a greater segregation of fat that clogs the follicles and hinder the normal development of hair.

- Postpartum alopecia. It appears during the five months following childbirth. This decline is recovered, but with special treatment can prevent it from falling over quantity and favors a rapid regeneration.

- Food. Although a balanced diet may be times when there is a vitamin deficiency or certain basic minerals for good health of the hair as iron and zinc.

- Stress. Stress can cause hormonal changes that affect hair. The concerns also affected, including the self alopecia. Dermatologists say that? The more concern about the loss of hair, more hair falls out?

- Underlying health problems.

- Tumor with chemotherapy treatments.

- Use of excessive dyes, dryers, hair irons…

3. Question of sex

In alopecia in men and women occurs in different ways and for different reasons. The man basically highlights the androgen tic alopecia. In women, the causes are many: androgen tic alopecia postpartum, conditional or vitamin deficiency of some minerals, strict diets, and stress … The latter may also affect the man but to a lesser extent.

• Men

According to the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2 out of 10 males aged between 18 and 25 have alopecia and the prevalence increases with age, affecting half of men over 50 years. Hair loss in men is androgen tic in origin in 90% of cases. Hair loss is caused by overproduction and secretion of fat, which motivates the follicle miniaturize lengthening the time of falling growth and shortening.

In many cases, factors such as stress, may precipitate and even accentuate the process of falling men. Baldness in men is manifested by a localized and progressive hair loss. The entries in the front temporal area and crown are the most common manifestations. There are different degrees and the greater effectiveness of the treatments that depend on them indicating, Bearing in mind that the sooner treatment begins, the better results they get.

• Women

Epidemiological studies put the prevalence of female hair loss in 40%, with higher incidence in the menopausal period. In women, hair loss is closely related to the hormonal system and its variations (puberty, pregnancy or menopause).

They also influence psychological factors (stress), an unbalanced diet and lack of some minerals (iron and zinc) and seasonal changes. Unlike in men, in women the fall is point and diffuse the hair becomes thinner and the scalp may become visible.

Hair loss can be assumed in different ways depending on the personality of each. What is clear is that the growing concern for aesthetics in men and women promotes a reaction aimed at solving the problem, which, before turning to professional dermatologists and increase the chances of successful treatment.