Can new hair grow after hair loss?
90% of hair loss is related to androgens
The doctor encountered an 18-year-old patient with hair loss in the clinic. “It used to be middle-aged baldness, but now the hair loss people are indeed getting younger and younger. In dermatology clinics, 10% are due to hair loss, and one third are young people.”
Androgenetic alopecia, also known as seborrheic alopecia, accounts for 90% of hair loss. According to Chinese medicine, it is related to the constitution of insufficient kidney yin, excessive irritation, and yin deficiency and heat. “In addition to genetic background, staying up late and mental stress are the two main reasons.”
Diet is also closely related to the strong secretion of male hormones. “Such as fried chicken, fast food, hot foods, food additives, and the abuse of hormones in raised animals will aggravate hair loss.”
The psychological problems caused by hair loss cannot be ignored. “An 18-year-old patient came to see the doctor wearing a hat. When he took off his hat, the hairline moved back and the top of his head was sparse. The parents said that the child no longer wanted to go out to see people.” One big, the hair loss will be more serious, which creates a vicious circle.
Postpartum hair loss is becoming more common
Another new phenomenon is that in the past, the worst-hit areas for hair loss were men, and now half of the patients with hair loss are women. Postpartum hair loss is the most typical.
“During pregnancy, the content of progesterone is very high, so that the hair is always in the growth period without resting period. Therefore, the hair of healthy pregnant women is particularly thick. The hormone level drops rapidly after giving birth, and the hair that maintains the growth period enters the shedding period and During the resting period, some female patients reported that one-third of their hair was lost. “This kind of physiological hair loss is generally most obvious at 3 months postpartum, and it will recover in about 6 months.
After 6 months, if there is still a lot of hair loss, the hairline moves backward, and the scalp starts to be seen, then it is necessary to consider pathological hair loss. This is not a simple metabolic cycle problem, it is usually related to the recovery of qi and blood.
“The hair is not enough for blood.” If there is not enough qi and blood, the hair will fall off. This is the body’s self-protection mechanism.
Insufficient qi and blood, the guard watch is not solid, and the hair roots will not be firm and will fall off easily. Postpartum blood loss is severe, whether it is a normal delivery or a caesarean section, there will be a lot of bleeding. After giving birth, the qi and blood turns into milk to feed the baby; lack of sleep and depression are all reasons for the loss of qi and blood after childbirth, which is why a lot of hair loss occurs after childbirth.
Hair loss treatment must be as early as possible
How to test whether there is a hair loss problem? According to the doctor, a healthy person loses about 80 hairs a day, and a hair loss patient loses 100 to 200 hairs a day. Use your thumb and index finger to hold 25–50 hairs and gently pull them from the scalp. If more than 4 hairs fall out, there may be a pathological hair loss problem, which requires early inspection.
Can hair loss be cured? The doctor’s answer is yes. The premise is that it must be early. Taking advantage of the hair follicles can be saved.
The causes of alopecia are complex and the course of the disease is long. It is difficult for a single treatment plan to achieve an ideal therapeutic effect. Our hospital combines traditional Chinese medicine treatment concepts with modern medical technology, internal and external conditioning, all-round treatment, and can achieve the ideal treatment effect.
Traditional Chinese medicine uses local fumigation and oral Chinese medicine to stimulate hair follicles and activate local qi and blood. Western medicine uses hair follicle stimulation therapy devices and laser hair growth devices to activate hair follicles, regulate oil, promote metabolism, and enhance hair strength, density and elasticity.
How to prevent hair loss on a daily basis, the dermatologist’s advice is:
1. Avoid exposure to the sun.
2. Maintain a happy mood, mental anxiety will aggravate hair loss.
3. Avoid using computers for a long time. Radiation from electronic products is one of the causes of hair loss.
4. Pay attention to ventilation. Wearing a hat often makes the hair airtight, and the oppressed pore muscles at the hairline relax, causing hair loss.
5. Healthy eating habits. Avoid hot and dry foods, especially avoid sugar. “Cake, milk tea, bread, chocolate… Too much sugary diet will make the sebaceous glands excessively secreted.”
6. Keep adequate sleep. 10:00–2:00 at night is the most active time of hair mother cell metabolism, don’t stay up late.