A person loses about 60-100 hair daily on average. However, a poor lifestyle, genetics, race, psychological and physiological conditions, and environmental factors can sometimes cause excessive hair loss.

Alopecia is the umbrella term for conditions characterized by excessive shedding of hair. While not contagious, alopecia can be caused by anything that disrupts the natural hair growth cycle. It can be prevented sometimes but can impact anyone at any age.

Many people try out a myriad of options to camouflage and conceal hair loss to make the scalp appear healthy. From hair extensions to wigs, surgical tattoos, concealing sprays and powders, and even trying out new hairstyles, people do a lot to get the desired look of healthy and beautiful hair that can enhance their appearance and give them a confidence boost. However, hiding thinning hair and balding patches eventually becomes too challenging.

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What Does Alopecia Look Like?

When the usual hair growth cycle is halted or interrupted, it can lead to alopecia. The hair loss pattern varies depending on the cause or type of alopecia. Moreover, female and male pattern hair loss not only ends to begin on different parts of the scalp but also progresses in different ways.

Common Types of Alopecia

#1- Alopecia Areata

As an autoimmune disorder, alopecia areata involves the body’s system mistakenly attacking healthy hair follicles, leading to pocket-like, tiny holes in the scalp. It’s quite similar to how our immune system fights an infection.

Hair falling out from the scalp in patches results from follicle injuries. This type of alopecia usually runs in families and impacts everything from eyelashes to eyebrows and other areas on the body.

#2- Alopecia Totalis

Sometimes the entire scalp experiences shedding instead of patchy hair loss, causing near-complete or complete scalp hair loss. It starts with a few small patches that eventually multiply and spread to form larger patches.

While rare, Alopecia Totalis also appears to be related to unusual responses of the immune system. But researchers are still trying to identify the exact causes because this type of alopecia accounts for over 0.09% of the total alopecia cases worldwide.

#3- Alopecia Universalis

The condition involves complete hair loss in the scalp as well as the rest of the body. Alopecia Universalis can also cause complete or near-complete hair loss, but the difference is that it includes widespread hair loss on the face and other parts of the body too, such as underarms, nose, ears, arms, eyelashes, eyebrows, and pubic area. It’s one of the rarest and more severe types of alopecia, impacting an estimated 0.04% of people worldwide.

#4- Telogen Effluvium

Also known as diffuse alopecia areata, the condition involves hair thinning and then falling out from the scalp in scattered areas rather than causing patchy hair fall. Triggers include sudden hormonal changes, severe stress, and some side effects of medications.

#5- Androgenic alopecia

Effecting both women and men, this type of alopecia causes permanent hair loss and baldness on the scalp. Men tend to experience hair loss on the front and top of the head, and women experience hair thinning on the crown and top of the head, starting with the center hair part, leaving the front hairline unaffected.

While androgenic alopecia is caused by a complex interaction between genes and hormones, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the primary culprit that attacks hair follicles. It leads to the hair falling out and reduces growth as well.

It can begin to develop soon after puberty, but most men and women experience progressive hair loss long into adulthood. Since men have more testosterone compared to women, and DHT is created by testosterone conversion, men are more likely to become bald. It’s also equally important to be aware of the family history because androgenic alopecia is often inherited.

#6- Alopecia Barbae

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Most Common Types of Alopecia in Men

Males experience visible hair loss more often than females. In addition to the immune system and genetic triggers for hair loss, some hormone factors also account for this type of hair loss in men. Types more common in men include alopecia barbae, androgenic alopecia, and alopecia areata.

Types of Alopecia More Common in Women

While significant hair loss was once more common in men than women, women also experience several types of alopecia, including traction alopecia, postpartum alopecia, androgenic alopecia, and alopecia areata.

Since so many different types of alopecia exist and can have different causes, it’s best to seek the help of qualified hair restoration specialists to determine the best move forward. Whether you need laser hair treatment, surgical hair replacement, DHI hair restoration, or Sapphire Micro FUE hair transplants, you’ll find skillful experts at TecniFUE Hair Clinic who can help you regain your confidence with advanced machines and techniques.

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