Everyone experiences hairloss at one point in their lives, either due to stress, genetics, weight loss, or hormonal changes in their body, and etc. The causes of hairloss are often oversimplified. Ever hear someone say, “If your dad suffers from hairloss, and your grandpa suffers from hairloss—then that’s how you’ll turn out”? Well, hairloss is much more complicated than that. Below is a list of signs and symptoms that may indicate you’re experiencing hairloss and reasons they occur.
Signs and symptoms of Hairloss may include:
- Gradual thinning on top of thehead. This is the most common type of hairloss, affecting people as they age. In men, hair often begins to recede at the hairline on the forehead. Women typically have a broadening of the part in their hair. An increasingly common hair loss pattern in older women is a receding hairline (frontal fibrosing alopecia).
- Circular or patchy bald spots. Some people lose hair in circular or patchy bald spots on the scalp, beard or eyebrows. Your skin may become itchy or painful before the hair falls out.
- Sudden loosening of hair. A physical or emotional shock can cause hair to loosen. Handfuls of hair may come out when combing or washing your hair or even after gentle tugging. This type of hairloss usually causes overall hair thinning but is temporary.
- Full-body hairloss. Some conditions and medical treatments, such as chemotherapy for cancer, can result in the loss of hair all over your body. The hair usually grows back.
- Patches of scaling that spread over the scalp.This is a sign of ringworm. It may be accompanied by broken hair, redness, swelling and, at times, oozing.
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5 Most Common Reasons for HairLoss
1) Age
Everyone experiences a certain degree of hairloss throughout their life. Even people who keep a “full head of hair” at the very least will notice thinning.
We lose hair, because, as we grow old, the death of hair cells outpaces their regeneration.
2) Genetics
The most common form of hair loss—androgenetic alopecia— is hereditary and induced by age, though hairloss is more extreme than just natural aging.
Androgenetic alopecia also appears in both male and female pattern hairloss, and there are a host of genes that determine the likelihood of hair loss. One of these genes affects how your hair follicles respond to hormones called androgens, hence the name of this particular type of hair loss.
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3) Stress
Telogen effluvium—a form of hairloss due to stress, shock, or a traumatic event—might be scary, but it’s temporary.
Excess hair shedding will be noticeable a few months after the event and may last up to a half a year, though you’ll almost always regain your original hair volume afterwards.
4) Nutritional deficiencies
A more chronic form of telogen effluvium can occur when the body isn’t receiving enough of a particular nutrient, including but not limited to iron, Vitamin D, and zinc.
Once these deficiencies are corrected through physician guidance and/or dietary supplementation, you’ll likely regain your original hair volume.
5) Hormonal changes
Hairloss due to dramatic hormonal shifts can happen to women during life events like pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. Rare genetic disorders also may cause hormonally-induced weight loss for both men and women.
If you’re experiencing permanent hair loss, consider scalp micropigmentation —a safe, non-surgical, advanced hair restoration technique that lasts a lifetime!
What piece of advice would you give to a guy who’s concerned about hairloss?
First of all, hair transplants are often ridiculously expensive, and you pay more for what you get, not to mention that sometimes the final outcome is not as good as imagined. Secondly, there’s always the option of wearing a wig, but most men don’t feel comfortable wearing wigs in public solely because of the possibility of displacement, and they also need to be continuously maintained in order to look natural.
Luckily for all men who have a problem with hairloss, scalp micropigmentation is a thing that’s becoming more and more popular. But what exactly is scalp micropigmentation, how do you get proper training, and finally, should you enlist it in the services that you offer?
What is Scalp Micropigmentation and How Does It Work?
Scalp Micropigmentation, often abbreviated to SMP, is a completely new cosmetic scalp pigmentation process. It involves the use of highly specialized techniques to inject pigment into the scalp. The final outcome depends on two things – the actual equipment and a good artist. This is why choosing anyone who’s completed the PhiScalp micropigmentation training online is a good idea, as the whole training is extremely detailed. The expert firstly talks to the customers and they together come to a decision about the result that they want to achieve.
During the first two treatments (sometimes the artist might demand three treatments but this is different from patient to patient), small incisions are made into the skin of the scalp, thus creating an illusion that the scalp is actually full with hair. In order to make this more natural, the artist uses pigment darker than the hair color of the patient in order to create a shadowing effect that will make the final result much more realistic. The scalp of the patient might be a bit red after the first treatment, but everything will go back to normal after just one day.
How Can You Use Micropigmentation?
There is a variety of styles and options that hair micropigmentation offers, and these are just some of the most popular and most important ones:
- Soft hairline – This option is the best possible option for any guy who wants to lower his current hairline, and we all know how fast this can be receding over time. This gives the appearance of fuller hair and a clean hairline, which is basically the customer’s only wish. A good artist, such as anyone from Art of Beauty Academy, will follow the natural hairline of the customer thus providing him with a completely realistic outcome.
- Adding density to hair – A customer doesn’t have to have extremely short hair in order to undergo this procedure, as there are plenty of examples of men who have somewhat longer hair but still need a bit more density. Many people found hair pigmentation a perfect solution to cover or fill in thinning or missing hair. Using the state-of-the art equipment and creating a three-dimensional approach, a good artist will insert pigment in the hairless spots of the scalp and by doing this, they will make the hair of the patient look denser but also extremely natural.
- Edge Up – Also known as the ’’Jamie Foxx’’, the edge up is an extremely popular option. The main priority of this choice is the hairline that’s extremely delicate – very precise and it covers a part of the temples as well. This is why the customer should always choose the best artist, as they don’t want a mistake here.