Thursday, June 21, 2007

Diagnosis for Sudden hair loss

Analysis of diseases that cause hair loss depends on which of the variety of types of hair loss diseases you are suffering from. When a patient with a precise hair condition enters a clinic the first duty of the dermatologist is to diagnose his hair loss disease, spot which type of hair loss diseases he is suffering from, and then prescribe treatments or hair care remedies. The most common method for diagnosis of hair loss diseases involves information gathering through questioning. Apart from questioning, use of diagnostic techniques like a hair pluck test can also help to identify diseases that cause hair loss. Analysis of hair loss diseases through questioning

The first stage of diagnosis involves the process of deciding whether the diseases that cause hair loss are congenital, hair loss seems congenital then the dermatologist may ask a few questions related to the patient’s family back ground. For example; the dermatologist may ask whether other members of the family have similar hair loss diseases and what genetic relationship they are to you.

Laboratory tests to recognize the diseases that cause hair loss

Localized hair loss diseases can be Alopecia Areata , but might be scalp ringworm. Some skin scraping taken from the scalp are placed on a slide, some potassium hydroxide is applied, and then the result is examined under a microscope to see if any fungi can be seen. A positive result confirms ringworm.

Other tests may be done on blood samples looking for inflammation, minerals, or viral infections.

So remain knowledgeable about the various diagnostic procedures which will give you a clear understanding on the type and intensity of hair loss. It will help you fruitfully countering the type of hair loss disease you may be suffering from. And you will be able to keep the diseases that cause hair loss at cove.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Want to have hair loss control?

Menopause is a difficult time in almost every woman’s life. Not only it takes its toll on the physical health of a women, she also suffers emotionally due to the aggressive hormonal changes taking place in her body. Out of the many causes of sudden hair loss in women, menopause is the major cause for hair shedding in pre and post menopausal women.

Since one cannot reverse the hair loss, I would advice every woman to take natural vitamin supplements and vitamins in large amount. This way you can help your hair follicles to have maximum nutrition and you don’t shed your hair for starving them of vital growth factors.

The antioxidant activity of these vitamin supplements also help to large extent in reducing the levels of free radicals. The free radicals produced in our body as a result of day-to-day metabolism. Normally, the body is able to handle free radicals, but if antioxidants are unavailable, the free-radical production becomes excessive; and some damage is likely to occur. The damage can be in form of a cancer, heart disease or some other diseases. Of particular importance here is the free radical damage resulting with the age.

Taking natural vitamin supplements, vitamin supplements and antioxidant vitamins help women to combat these free radicals.

There are some special women health supplements available in form of some herbal nutritional supplements which are especially helpful in relieving some of stressful menopausal symptoms. These supplements also give you a kind of natural hair care you really need at the time you are so much distressed to see more hair in your comb than on your head.

Recently, I came across this site that talked about these special women health supplements. Some of other interesting information that I received on this site was about hair analysis test. This is a simple test that helps you to determine the nutritional deficiency which could be the cause of your hair loss. This test is helpful for the women of all ages.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Sudden Hair Loss Diagnosis

Hair diseases may not become visible to be shocking, as they do not pose any health problem. But make no mistake dude, it is quite a problem. If you have it in a serious means (LOL). When you will find your silky-smooth hair is fast turning into Sahara desert, you start losing your sleep over it, right dude?

And then you consult a doctor for sudden hair loss diagnosis. That analysis depends on the type of your hair loss. You know, there are innumerable hair diseases types and subtypes. But in practice you will find only around 20 hair diseases. And again, of that around 20 diseases you will find only four accounts for 95 per cent hair diseases problems - pattern baldness, telogen effluvium, chemical overprocessing, and alopecia areata.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Diseases that Cause Hair Loss

Some of the infectious Diseases that Cause Hair Loss are Tinea Capitis, Sebohorreic Dermatitis and Folliculitis.

Scalp infections and infestations are very common among the various; Types of Hair Loss Diseases. Common infectious hair diseases are the results of fungus, bacteria, viruses or parasites.

Cures for Telogen Effluvium

Telogen effluvium is one of the most critical alopecia causes. But it is a poorly defined condition. Because enough research has not been done to understand this major hair disease.

This problem creates abnormal hair loss, as there will be alteration of normal hair growth cycle. If the problem is chronic, then other hair bearing areas of the body like eyebrows and pubic hair will get affected. Anyways, one rare thing is that telogen effluvium is fully reversible, because hair follicles are not permanently affected.

The causes for Telogen Effluvium are both temporary and persistent. In temporary causes there is hair regrowth after a short period of time. In persistent causes the hair loss continues.

The cures for telogen effluvium depend on the causal factors. Suppose, if the reason is telogen effluvium then you have to sit tight and wait for the follicles to recover of their own accord. But if it is stress, then stress reduction is the medicine.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

causes of Trichotillomania

You know, every second person you will get together is suffering from hair diseases and hair loss. That’s my personal experience. The duration of the problem may vary. That’s it.

And man! What a great varieties of troubles are there. And some of them are so odd.

Take the case of Trichotillomania. It is really a strange one. In this disease you will suffer from repetitive advice to pull out hair fibers mainly from the scalp. You may also focal point on pulling eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, nose, pubic or other body hair. And it is very usual that the pulling of scalp hair will lead to bald patches.

And you know something? After finding the bald area you will have more support pull the hair around it and make the patch larger.

Treatments Sudden Hair Loss Diseases

The sudden hair loss diseases are really painful in social life. Yes, I mean it. Just think of it. All of a sudden you find that you have started looking like your elderly uncle, and then like your grandfather.

However, now there are various effective hair loss solutions. One advanced option is hair transplantation. And of course you have all the traditional methods like herbal supplements. Now it is your choice (which depends on your pocket, LOL).