BALDNESS

• Some men have a genetic tendency called Male

Pattern Baldness which develops in response to
testosterone and other androgens.
• Pattern Baldness is also called androgenetic alopecia
because it is associated with testosterone, an
androgenic (male) hormone
• Baldness usually reaches in maximum rate of
development when the individual is in the third or
fourth decade of his life.
• It’s similar to male pattern baldness, except that
women can lose their hair in a different pattern than
men.
• Female pattern baldness is hereditary. It’s more
common after menopause, so hormones are likely
responsible.
• Temporary hair loss has several causes: lowered
estrogen levels shortly before and after giving birth
may cause a woman’s hair to fall out in clumps
• In female pattern baldness, the hair’s growing phase
slows down. It also takes longer for new hair to begin
growing. It’s normal for women to lose 50 to 100 hairs
each day, but those with female pattern baldness can
lose many more.
3 Types of Female Pattern Baldness:
• Type I is a small amount of thinning that starts around
your part.
• Type II involves widening of the part, and increased
thinning around it.
• Type III is thinning throughout, with a see-through
area at the top of your scalp.
 Treatment
• Many people losing their hair seek treatment. One
treatment is minoxidil, a drug originally used to lower
high blood pressure. It effectively prevents a decrease
in hair growth in many men who exhibit male pattern
baldness.
• Other people prefer having scalp micropigmentation
or hair tattoo which gives an illusion of a close buzz cut
hairstyle on a bald head.
It’s the hormones, hun