Hair loss is a condition in which the hair falls at an abnormal rate eventually leading to partial or complete loss of hair.The scalp has at an average 100,000 hairs. A healthy scalp sheds hair continously and new hair replaces them.

However when the scalp is not able to produce new hair to replace the shed hair, baldness develops.

The medical term for hair loss is “alopecia“. The alternative names are Hair Fall, Baldness, Loss of hair.

 

There are different types of hair loss based on the type and cause.

The most common type is androgenic alopecia also know as male pattern baldness (when it occurs in men) or female pattern baldness (when it occurs in women). This is a permanent type of hair loss which is incurable and is caused by heredity and genetics.

 

Other types are usually temporary and may be a symptom of serious illness, skin infection, stress, use of certain drugs, thyroid diseases etc. The hair loss halts once the underlying cause has been identified and treated.

Browse around this website and read more about the different types of hair loss, understand what are their causes and find out how they can be treated!