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Unlocking Alopecia: Understanding the Types and Root Causes


Along with most people I used to assume that there was only one type of

alopecia, the type where the patient loses all their hair. In reality there are

many types of alopecia with different levels of severity.

Androgenetic Alopecia



Androgenetic alopecia is the most common type known as male and

female pattern baldness. This type causes gradual hair thinning and loss

usually follows the pattern on the scalp. In men it typically starts receiving

the hairline, then moving to the thinning of the crown. Women generally

experience a diffuse thinning over the crown, maintaining the frontal

hairline. It results from a mix of genetic and hormonal factors and can

impact up to 50% of men over the age of 50 and 50% of women over 65.

Diffuse Alopecia


Diffuse alopecia causes widespread and uniform hair thinning across the

scalp rather than following a specific pattern like other types of

alopecia.This affects both men and women leading to an overall reduction

in hair density, making the scalp more visible. It can occur during two hair

phases:


● Telogen effluvium: The shedding phase

● Anagen effluvium: The growing phase


The causes of diffuse alopecia are varied and can include factors such as

severe stress, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, or underlying

medical conditions like thyroid disorders.

Areata Alopecia


Areata Alopecia is an autoimmune condition that causes sudden, patchy

hair loss.Unlike other forms of hair loss, alopecia areata occurs when the

immune system mistakenly attacks healthy hair follicles.The exact cause of

this isn’t fully understood, but it’s believed to be triggered by a combination

of genetic factors and environmental influences, such as stress or illness.


There are two types:

● Totalis- The loss of all the hair on your head

● Universalis- The loss of all your hair all over your body


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