Lists of Causes Hair Loss and the Treatment
We do not know what activates and promotes the onset of alopecia areata hair loss. There are several suggested factors that may influence the course of alopecia areata.
Genetic predisposition
It has been shown that there is a higher incidence of alopecia areata occurring in genetically related individuals.
Side effects of medications or medical treatments
Certain drugs used to treat gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems and high blood pressure may cause hair loss in some people.
Iron deficiency
Iron deficiency occasionally produces hair loss.
Local skin injury
Cuts, scrapes, and other abrasions of normal haired skin are often the focus for the onset of a new patch of hair loss in alopecia areata susceptible people.
Allergies
Statistical analysis shows that Caucasians with alopecia areata and some form of atopy are inclined to have hair loss that is more extensive and/or of prolonged duration.
Pregnancy and childbirth
Hair loss that is connected to pregnancy usually occurs after delivery. When a woman is pregnant, her hairs grow at very high speed.
How to Treat Hair Loss
Step 1: Understand that no permanent cure exists to rid you of alopecia areata. An autoimmune response can help the hair follicles to regrow. Treatment depends on factors such as age, hair loss and reaction to side effects.
Step 2: Undergo injections to suppress the immunological response that accompanies alopecia areata. The areas that have no hair can be injected to stimulate a regrowth of hair in that area. This treatment does not help in all cases but for those with immunological origins, an increase in hair growth has been documented.
Step 3: Ask your physician about having immunotherapy using diphencyprone, which causes an allergic type reaction that potentially neutralizes the immune cells.
Step 4: Discuss the option of utilizing topical minoxidil (Rogaine) with your physician. It may increase hair growth by acceleration of the growth cycle of hair follicles.
Step 5: Try a course of corticosteroid therapy, which helps stimulate hair follicles. This therapy may take 4 to 6 weeks.
Step 6: Consider consultation with a natural medicine practitioner who may request that you try mesotherapy. This therapy consists of stimulating the middle layer of skin with injections placed into the scalp that in turn stimulate the growth of hair follicles.
Step 7: Research other options for treatment such as the use of anthralin, which supposedly causes a type of skin reaction similar to an irritation that theoretically stimulates hair growth. These types of therapies are not a proven treatment but have been used with some success within the natural medicine community.
