alopecia by: zshaw & chern. description alopecia is the partial or complete loss of hair on your...
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Alopecia
By: ZShaw & CHern
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Description
• Alopecia is the partial or complete loss of hair on your skin. It can be in patches or take over your entire body.
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Scientific Description
• Lymphocytes around the hair follicle release chemical messengers called cytokines that reject hair growth for unknown reasons.
• There are many types of Alopecia: either in patches (alopecia areata), on the entire head (alopecia totalis), or over the entire body (alopecia universalis).
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Symptoms
• Thinning of hair• Receding hair line• Noticing hair falling out easily• All of these symptoms have to be sudden for it
to be classified as a symptom of Alopecia
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Causes
• Age• Family History• Illness• Improper care of your hair• Menopause• Poor Nutrition• Pregnancy/Stress
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Reducing Risk
• Limit use of flat irons, blow dryers, and other hair drying devices
• Limiting of relaxers, permanents, bleach, and hair chemicals
• Using scrunches instead of metal hair retainers
• Use ball tip hair pins
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Treatment
• Non-Prescription and Prescription meds• Hair transplants• Laser treatment• Scalp flaps• Hats• However, there is no cure, only ways to make
it better.
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Worst Case Scenario
• Losing hair everywhere on your body, this is not a deadly disease and this is the worst possible outcome from Alopecia
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3 fun facts
• 1. Androgenic alopecia is commonly called pattern baldness and it effects hair line
• 2. Alopecia Areata is the most common form and is an autoimmune disease that is hereditary
• 3. You often start losing your hair in child hood
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Work Cited
• Pic1: skincarenetwork.co.uk• Pic2: http://
www.hairlossadvisor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/alopecia-areata.jpg
• Information Link: http://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/alopecia