| There are many causes of hair loss and the severity | | | | behavior, patients suffering from this condition typically |
| differs among individuals. Male and females are | | | | look like a normal person. The patient may need to |
| susceptible to this condition at various points in time e.g. | | | | undergo psychiatrist treatment to cure the root of the |
| old age, menopause etc. Identifying what type of hair | | | | problem. |
| loss you have will help you determine the correct | | | | Telogen Effluvium |
| treatment and prevention. | | | | This is a general thinning of the hair. It typically is |
| Types of hair loss include: | | | | characterized by a sudden stoppage of growth and |
| Alopecia Areata | | | | the hair goes into a resting phase. This may happen |
| This is characterized by patchniess on the head. The | | | | when one undergo a traumatic event e.g. the sudden |
| severity can be classified into two degrees: | | | | death of a family member. |
| - Type 1 (Less than 50%) | | | | Tinea Capitis |
| - Type 2 (More than 50%) | | | | This is caused by a type of fungal infection of the skin |
| There are no known causes of this type of condition | | | | of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes. The fungi |
| and this condition may happen to anyone at some | | | | attack the follicles and cause the follicles to fall. The |
| point in time. The fortunate thing is that there will be | | | | severity varies across individuals, depending on their |
| some re-growth once the imbalance in hormones is | | | | reaction to the fungi attack. |
| restored. In severe cases, it may lead to complete loss | | | | There are many available treatments to cure hair loss, |
| but this is rare. | | | | both traditional and non traditional, invasive and non |
| Trichotillomania | | | | invasive. You can seek professional medical advice or |
| This is a condition characterized by incessant pulling or | | | | to get a reliable off the shelf remedy to cure the |
| plucking of one's own follicles. While no known studies | | | | condition. |
| have conclusively determined the cause of such | | | | |