Hairstyles For Receding Hairlines

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Hairstyles For Receding Hairlines

Hairstyles For Receding Hairlines

The medical term for hair loss is ‘alopecia’. Thinning of the hair is a normal part of the ageing process in both men and women, but alopecia in younger people can have many different causes.

Baldness in Patches

In the condition known as ‘secondary scarring alopecia’, bald patches occur following direct damage to the hair follicles on the scalp. This may be due to an injury, a burn, a skin tumour, or exposure to radiation or caustic chemicals.

Alopecia areata is patchy hair loss that is thought to occur when the follicles are attacked by the body’s own immune system. There may be a genetic element, too, as the problem sometimes runs in families. It is common in both men and women, and can occur at any age. As well as hair loss, some people see changes in their fingernails, which can become roughened and pitted. Alopecia areata sometimes spreads until the whole scalp is affected (alopecia totalis) or even the entire body (alopecia universalis).