1 – Diagnosing and Testing:
a) – Noticing Thinning:
An important role can be played by hair stylists in diagnosed hair thinning. Studies proved them as the first person who noticed baldness in a person. Sometimes a better solution is recommended by them as per the needs of the person.
b) – Testing:
Female pattern baldness is normally identified through two different tests called “Savin Scale” and “Ludwig Scale”. The development of diffused hair loss is actually tracked by both these two tests. Thinning in females typically starts from head’s crown just behind their hairline and gradually spreads all over.
“Norwood Scale” is the test which identifies baldness in males. It tracks the development of a thinning crown or losing hairline in men that actually starts in a ring of horseshoe-shape hair on the head and eventually turns into complete baldness.
c) – Medical Consultation:
The best solution in almost every severe or minor hair loss case is that a dermatologist or a specialized doctor should be consulted. In some cases, thinning is only due to health-related or underlying genetic problems and a professional doctor of this field can diagnose it easily.
2 – Psychological Effects:
a) – Background:
Well, it is a fact that sufferers get stress due to baldness and hair thinning because it directly affects their psychology of appearance. A particular branch of psychology i.e. societal interest in a person’s appearance came into existence during 1960s but currently this branch has gained momentum in physical attractiveness and is associated with happiness and success.
b) – Emotional Reactions:
Hair thinning psychology is normally considered as a difficult issue. Hair directly affects overall identity of a person especially in women and therefore is considered an important part of a woman personality. Women normally considered hair as an important factor to look attractive. While full head of hair is typically considered as a sign of youth and vigor in men. Although pattern baldness could be a known issue to many men but still they feel uncomfortable even about discussing this topic.
Therefore hair loss is described as a sensitive issue for both males and females. Sufferers may have a feeling of isolation or loss of control because it is a common feeling that probably they look older than their actual age or have lost their attractiveness.
c) – Reversing and Preventing Hair Loss:
Permanent re-growth of hair is still searching a proper initiative only if hair loss is due to hormonal causes or genetic causes. However, it is believed that hair thinning can be considerably delayed or reduced only if specialist products and professional consultation is used for early detection. If hair thinning is due to any underlying medical condition, then treating the deficiency, may work exceptionally well in stopping hair loss. Well, it is possible to give thicker appearance to hair if several known measures are taken by the sufferers and an optimum scalp environment can also be created for new hair to thrive and grow.
Well, hair thinning can be slower down with the help of several available products in the market and most of them are proven medications. Thus, you can give better coverage to enlarge existing hairs and to grow new hairs. Most medications require regular and long-term use otherwise hair thinning returns. Some treatments get activated only after rubbing them into sufferers’ scalp but you may also find some that come in pill forms.
d) Stress Reduction:
It is proved that hair loss process can be slow down by reducing stress to sufferers. A recent research on mice in US proved that they lost their hairs from backs because a chronic stress condition was created in these mice due to high amounts of hormone called Corticotropin-releasing hormone. But, their hairs re-grow after getting treated with a CRF blocker and Astressin-B.
e) Surgical Treatments:
Though the research for hair transplantation was first time done by Dr. Okuda (a famous Japanese Doctor) in 1939, but this technique started gaining popularity during 1950s.
Healthy hairs are removed by surgeon from both sides and back of sufferer’s head just to bring natural look back. This process falls under local anaesthetic treatment.
This kind of treatment may continue for minimum four to maximum eight hours, but making hairs even thicker can take additional sessions. Though, transplanted hair don’t stay on your head for more than few weeks, but they result exceptionally well in growing permanent hairs within few months.
f) Immunosuppressants:
It has been proved through experiments that applying immunosuppressants to the scalp is very useful in reversing alopecia areata temporarily. But this therapy also exposed some side effects that ultimately make this medication process questionable.
g) Treating the Scalp:
It has been proved that effective moisturizing as well as cleansing of the effected scalp is helpful in creating optimum environment and opening follicles for healthy hair to mature and grow naturally. This process also control hair thinning and prevent miniaturization. Market is filled with products in this category that can be used as an extension of facial skin.
3 – Concealing Hair Loss:
a) – Head:
“Comb Over” is considered as one best method for one who needs to hide hair loss. Actually balding area is covered in this method, by restyling the remaining hair on sufferer’s head.
But this is not a permanent solution and is effective only for small hair loss sufferers, mind you.
b) – Eyebrows:
Though hair loss problem is often seen only the head area but in some cases, forms of alopecia, hormone imbalance, chemotherapy and other factors, have seen involved in causing hair loss to sufferer’s eyebrows. But such losses can be hidden while using artificial eyebrows.
c) – Embracing Baldness:
One should go for embracing baldness instead of suffering hair loss. Stubbles actually grow on the shaved head just like they grow on the shaved face. Mostly people are accepting this method as the only solution of their problem these days.
