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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Alopecia explained

Alopecia is more commonly known as baldness. Both men and women can suffer from this condition. At this point in time, there is still no cure for alopecia. There are products available in the market that promises Alopecia sufferers new hair growth and prevention of further hair loss. But the effects of these products vary from one individual to another. This may be because of the root cause of hair loss. It has several causes and it includes the following:

1. Hereditary factors
2. Certain diseases
3. Aging
4. Scalp disorders
5. Drug reactions
6. Ionizing radiation

Alopecia areata

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease. Normally the immune system protects the body against infection and disease. In an autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks some part of your own body. In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the hair follicles. On rare occasions, the person loses all of the hair on his or her head (alopecia areata totalis) or entire body (alopecia areata universalis). Alopecia is the medical term for baldness; there are various types of alopecia, including alopecia areata.

Types of Alopecia

There are different kinds of alopecia; the variation depends on where the disease occurs in the body, as well as its probable causes. Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, Alopecia Universalis, Alopecia Barbae, Alopecia Mucinosa, Anagen Effluvium, Telogen Effluvium, Androgenetic Alopecia, Scarring Alopecia and Traction Alopecia.

Alopecia treatment

Most often therapy of premature alopecia consists in intensive bracing treatment. It can't result in restoration of all lost hair on the scalp, but it can reduce appreciablly the process of hair loss. Now techniques of operative treatment of hair loss, or alopecia, are developed. For example, hair transplantation in bald spots. This operation is carried out in specialized clinics and is rather expensive.

CONCLUSION

Alopecia is diagnosed using a series of blood tests that check the hormone levels in the blood. Once a diagnosis is made the correct form of treatment can then be determined. One aspect that has been observed is that medical treatment is effective only with mild alopecia.