Hair loss caused by alopecia areata often reverses on its own.  Alopecia areata is hair loss caused when the immune system attacks hair follicles, where hair growth begins. Although most people with hair loss caused by alopecia areata regrow their hair, certain people are at greater risk for their hair not growing back.

Treatment for hair loss caused by an illness, medication, or damage to the hair usually is more successful than treatment for inherited hair loss.  It is a common hair loss cause that can often be seen in a dermatology clinic.  The reason for the development of this major hair loss cause is still unknown and the public is still not quite familiar with alopecia areata.  Due to the ignorance of the masses this hair loss cause can have a profound impact on one’s life and functional status, both at work and at school.  Mechanism of the hair loss cause in this major hair loss cause, the affected hair follicles are mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system (white blood cells).  Although there is a lot of inflammation involved in this hair loss cause, the harmful effects of the immune system focuses on the roots of the hair follicle under the skin.  Hormones, allergies, viruses, and even toxins might contribute to this severe hair loss cause.  Although not life-threatening, this severe hair loss cause is a major cause of concern, due to its sudden onset, recurrent hair loss and unpredictable results.  However, about 30% of individuals find the hair loss cause persists and becomes more extensive.  Some of the treatments of this hair loss cause, are generally effective in milder cases, but none are universally effective.

Treatment

Treatment to regrow hair does not work for everyone.  Treatment for hair loss may boost self-esteem and overall well-being, although the trade-off might be that it affects your health.  Treatment for inherited hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) aims to prevent hair loss, promote hair growth, and cover bald areas of the scalp.  Treatment for hair loss caused by an illness, medication, or damage to the hair usually is more successful than treatment for inherited hair loss.  Hair usually grows back within 1 year without treatment; however, 10% of people with the condition may never regrow their hair.  Hair may grow back on its own, although you may also need treatment.  Some people feel they need treatment, while others are not as concerned about thinning hair or baldness.  If you have inherited hair loss, you would need treatment to regrow your hair.  How successful your treatment is depends on your expectations and the cause of hair loss.

Inherited

Inherited hair loss the most common cause of hair loss is genetics-you inherit the tendency to lose hair from either or both of your parents.  Inherited hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) often begins between the ages of 12 and 40, and about half the population has some hair loss by about 50 years of age.  Inherited hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) cannot be prevented.  Excessive hair loss (more than 100 hairs a day) can be caused by inherited factors, disease, stress, medications, injury, aging, or hair care.   In inherited hair loss, men generally develop bald spots on the forehead area or on the top of the head, while women have an overall thinning of the hair throughout the scalp.  Women with inherited hair loss who wish to take birth control pills should use a pill type that does not add to hair loss, such as a norgestimate or ethynodiol diacetate.  In women with inherited hair loss, hair care and the occasional use of grooming products, hair sprays, hair color, teasing, permanents, or frequent washing will not increase hair loss.  Limited research on the dietary supplements saw palmetto and beta-sitosterol shows they may help men with inherited hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) regrow hair.

The reason for the development of this major hair loss cause is still unknown and the public is still not quite familiar with alopecia areata..