What is the cause of chronic hair loss?

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Nowadays, society is a society of appearance. Many people feel inferior because they are ugly. Hairstyle is a key problem of beauty and ugliness, but many people lose their hair for various reasons. The hair on the head is very rare and looks very ugly. Let's discuss the causes of chronic hair loss.

What is the cause of chronic hair loss?

Skin hair follicle is the target organ of androgen, and scalp is the site with high androgen receptor density, which is the place where androgen "likes" to gather. Therefore, androgenic alopecia is the most common type of alopecia, and 95% of alopecia cases belong to this type. The level of dihydrotestosterone in serum and scalp of men with androgenic alopecia is higher than that of normal people. Under the long-term effect of dihydrotestosterone, the hair follicles of scalp, forehead, especially the temporal lobe and the top of hair show progressive atrophy and shrinking, the hair gradually becomes thinner and softer, the color becomes lighter, and the hair decreases. The result of this type of hair loss is the disappearance of hairline and slight decapitation of the head.

Some prescription drugs may cause hair loss in some people. The treatment of cancer will stop the growth of hair and shed it during the treatment. After stopping the treatment or after the treatment, the hair may grow again. If sudden hair loss occurs at the beginning of medication, consult the doctor in time and make appropriate changes to the treatment plan.

One to three months after high fever, severe infection or surgery will cause hair loss; People with some chronic diseases will continue to lose their hair; Abnormal thyroid function can also lead to hair loss; Some immune diseases, such as severe discoid lupus erythematosus on the scalp, can also make scalp hair follicles "very injured"; Mechanical avulsion, burns, chronic deep bacterial or fungal infections can make the head "barren.".

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There are many reasons around us that can lead to hair loss, some of which we can't change, some of which we can control the day after tomorrow, so I hope you can do a good job in preventing hair loss, pay more attention to your body, and eat more food that is good for your hair.