Hair Loss
Hair is susceptible to many of the conditions that affect skin, but it is also prone to a number of unique problems including hair loss due to stress or an immune response in the body. Thick, healthy hair is a sign of good health and a boost to your confidence.
Overview
Hair loss not associated with aging or heredity (such as male pattern baldness) is generally called alopecia, and can result from a stressor (such as childbirth, illness, etc.) or an immune response in the body. Hair may come out in large, well defined clumps, or more gradually overall, and may affect all the hair on the body, including eyebrows and eyelashes. Hair loss is divided into two categories: non-scarring alopecias (hair may grow back since follicles are not lost) and scarring alopecia (hair follicles are permanently lost or damaged and hair can not grow back).
| Non-Scarring Alopecias |
| • | Male and Female Pattern Baldness
Pattern hair loss has both genetic and hormonal causes. At least 80% of Caucasian men show evidence of hair loss by age 70. Male pattern hair loss is symmetrical and progressive, but the pattern of hair loss can vary among individuals. |
| • | Telogen Effluvium
A temporary period of hair loss in response to illness or stress. |
| • | Alopecia Areata
Round or oval patches of hair loss caused by autoimmune disease, and can lead to total scalp or total body hair loss. |
| Scarring Alopecias |
| • | Traction Alopecia
Caused by tight hairstyling, such as braids or curlers. |
| • | Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Chemical hair relaxers or ‘hot combs’ may aggravate this disease. |
| • | Lichen Planopilaris
Symptoms are inflammation, itching and tenderness with hair loss. |
 | |  | |  | |  | | Hair loss is a result from a stressor or an immune response in the body |
Treatment
Hair loss may be a symptom of another condition, so it is important to determine the cause. In most areas, hair regrows completely with no scarring or thinning. Your Trillium Creek medical professionals have treatments available to encourage hair regrowth as well as condition the scalp.
A topical formulation, Minoxidil, and an oral drug, Finasteride, have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of male pattern baldness. Minoxidil is applied to the affected area twice a day.
The experts at Trillium Creek have the knowledge and experience you need to achieve a full, lustrous head of hair.
Call the Dermatology & Surgery Center to schedule an appointment at:
330.725.0569
Other Trillium Creek Service Areas:
Mohs Skin Cancer Center 330.721.9990
Ohio Holistic Medicine (OHM) 330.721.9990
The Boutique at Trillium Creek 330.722.5477
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