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Is Alopecia Hair Loss Irreversible?
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By:
Mike Jones
According to some estimates, two persons out of every hundred suffer with some form of alopecia hair loss. The condition can range in gravity from small bald patches, to complete hair loss on the scalp to total loss of body hair altogether.
The main questions many people ask about alopecia hair loss are considered here:
What's a good definition of alopecia hair loss?
First let's get the pronunciation right. The four syllables are pronounced al-oh-PEE-shah with emphasis on the third syllable PEE. A simple definition of alopecia is: "partial or complete hair loss." The condition is commonly referred to by it's full title: alopecia areata with additional words describing the severity or area affected:
Multilocularis: Bald spots on various parts of the head
Barbae: Bald patches only on the beard
Totalis: Hair loss affecting the head and scalp completely
Universalis: A total absence of body hair
How does a person develop Alopecia hair loss?
This condition can affect anyone - male, female, old, young, from all races. There is an indication that heredity can play a part as about one in five who have the condition have relatives who also suffer with it.
Interestingly though, records show that the parents of most of the children who suffer with alopecia hair loss did not have it themselves. And the reverse is also true, the majority of children whose parents suffer with it did not have alopecia themselves.
Alopecia hair loss is not contagious. It is classified as an autoimmune diseases meaning the body's natural defences can turn on itself. In this case, a virus or some other environmental factor, can trigger off the sequence of events which causes white blood cells to attack the cells in the hair follicle which cause hair to grow.
The big question - Will hair grow back?
It's different in each case. Here is an overview of how a person might be affected:
Hair regrows but falls out again
The hair loss only affects a few patches, and then grows again for good
The hair may regrow but then fall out again repeating this cycle over a period of years
For most people, they find the hair that comes back is the same color as the hair they lost in the first place
Occasionally, a person might find that the hair that regrows is whitish in color. Eventually however it returns to the color of the original hair
What is the solution for alopecia hair loss?
A variety of drugs are currently used which can have a positive effect on hair growth, although there is no ideal solution at this time. These include:
Rogaine, also called Minoxidil because of the main ingredient, is a drug designed to treat male and female pattern hair loss. It has been approved by the FDA.
Corticosteroids - these are strong drugs which are used to suppress the immune system
Depending on the extent of the alopecia hair loss, there are different avenues open to cope with the change in a person's appearance. Some use scarves, hats, clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, and other accessories to hide or divert attention from the hair loss. A very useful resource is the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (alopeciaareata.com) which puts alopecia sufferers in touch with each other through a network and message board arrangement so ideas and thoughts can be shared. |
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Article From: Hamstoo.com |
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