Very often, friends or acquaintances who are aware that I am interested in the subject of hair loss ask me a lot of questions about their hair or, in most cases, the lack thereof (They perceive me to be the all-knowing hair guru).
Most people like to colour and style their hair for various reasons. Teens or young adults often dye their manes shocking shades of colours to make fashion statements or in some cases, to evoke the ire of the parental units. For *ahem* more mature adults like me, we tend to colour our hair to cover up our greying crowns.
Teenagers do not typically face hair loss problems. However, there have been a few cases where teens lose their hair due to several reasons.
I’ve mentioned before in my earlier posts that genetic hair loss or alopecia is more common in men than in women.
I’ve had quite a few people ask how they can differentiate between the different types of hair loss. The medical term for hair loss is Alopecia and the different symptoms will depend on what kind of hair loss you have. Read More »