For Her - Hair Loss Facts
Some of the known causes of female Hair Loss:
- Childbirth
- Severe Infection
- Major Surgery
- Prolonged Illness
- Prescribed Medications
- Thyroid Conditions
- Hormone Imbalance
- Anorexia
- Chemotherapy
- Stress and Anxiety
Your First Step
If you are experiencing more hair loss than usual then we recommend you should first visit your GP for a diagnosis. Your GP should carry out test to try and identify the cause of hair loss. He/she may refer you to a dermatologist. Once you have eliminated all known causes of female hair loss or you have diagnoses but no medical treatment is possible, then our studio is your next step.
Female Pattern Hair Loss
The most common form of hair loss this condition is genetically linked and can be inherited from both parents, this condition is known as Andrgenetic Alopecia. Our Hair integrations program is the perfect solution for this type of hair loss.
Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is a compulsion to pull or pluck hair often resulting in permanent damage to the hair leaving bald/thin patches in the plucked site. Trichotillamania is predominantly a female condition that affects around 2% of the population, Trichotillamania can leave you with a sense of despair and hopelessness and feeling too embarrassed to seek help, at H.G.S we understand and have successfully treated ladies with trychotillomania.
Alopecia Areata
Is due to an auto–immune response in which the body forms white cells that attack the hair follicles. Although the follicles remain capable of growing hair, the hair lies in its resting phase this can last for months or years this condition is unpredictable and can fluctuate from a one off attack to total hair loss lasting years.
