It is natural to lose hair and is part of the body’s way to renew itself. The list of all the possible causes is exceedingly long but it is a common problem that affects millions of men, women, and children. Although there are a number of fancy names for types of hair loss, the correct medical term is Alopecia. Almost ninety five percent of cases of hair loss in men are hereditary and often referred to as male pattern baldness but the correct term is Androgenic Alopecia. If your hair loss is more moderate, however, it’s possible your nutrition and diet have a something to do with it. Other reasons can the result of hormonal imbalance, stress or mental tension, chemicals or perhaps a cosmetic reaction. Please note that if your hair follicles are undamaged then there is a good chance that your condition may only be temporary; it is only when the follicles are damaged that the problem can become permanent. Often considered as a purely male problem, in America women actually make up forty percent of people that suffer with some form of the condition.

Hair loss is in fact more common with women as they age but it is often caused by a thyroid problem. By the time they reach sixty, forty percent of women around the world will have experienced loss of some form or another. During and after a pregnancy is another time when women may experience a hair loss problem. If you always thought that patterned hereditary baldness was a male problem then you will be surprised to learn that in America approximately 30 million women also suffer from this condition.

The best solution if you have permanent hair loss is to have it surgically restored and although a relatively new treatment has achieved considerable success. Simply put, it is the transplantation of healthy hair follicles from one area of the scalp to another. The whole hair transplant procedure is carried out on an out-patient basis under local anesthetic and is becoming the most routinely used form of treatment for males. It is now possible for women to enjoy this hair restoration treatment that men have been using but it is becoming popular for women who also wish to hide some scarring caused by previous face lifts.

When you are having hair transplant therapy it may be tempting to try and change your appearance but the best course of action is to try and stay as much like your original appearance. For a person planning on having hair transplant surgery, all current health issues must be cleared up before any treatment can commence. Cosmetic Therapies cover a broad spectrum of treatments but hair transplant therapy, although lying within this same field, has aspects that are completely different to other forms of cosmetic surgery. New hair restoration techniques are being discovered all the time but if you have not found success then perhaps hair transplant therapy might be your only course of action for your hair loss.