Make sure the salon uses a moisturizing conditioner afterward. Limit your use of curling irons, flat irons, and hot combs, using one only on a special occasion, such as a wedding or job interview. These heat up your hair, which can weaken it. Use the lowest heat setting on your blow-dryer. When possible, let your hair dry naturally rather than using a blow-dryer. To repeat, wrapping wet hair in a microfiber towel can help dry your hair more quickly.
Stop wearing your hair tightly pulled back in a bun, ponytail, pigtails, cornrows, or braids. Frequently wearing a hairstyle that pulls on your hair can cause a type of hair loss called traction alopecia.
In time, anything that pulls on your hair can cause permanent hair loss. You'll find styling changes that can help you prevent this type of hair loss at Hairstyles that pull can lead to hair loss.
If you have a habit of twisting your hair around your finger or pulling on it, try to stop. These habits can further weaken already fragile hair, causing more hair loss.
Brush or comb your hair gently, and only enough to style it. Tugging on your hair while brushing or combing it can lead to hair loss. If you smoke, stop. Smoking causes inflammation throughout the body, which can worsen hair loss. Eat healthy. When you stop, the hairs that grew because of minoxidil will fall out within three to four months, and your hair loss can continue. Minoxidil, pregnancy, and breastfeeding: Women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant should avoid minoxidil.
Studies of pregnant animals have shown minoxidil can be harmful to a developing fetus. Women who are breastfeeding should also avoid minoxidil. Traces of minoxidil may pass into breast milk, which can be harmful to a nursing infant. How is minoxidil used? You apply it to your dry scalp.
Some products you should apply once a day. Others you apply twice a day. Women who are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or who are breastfeeding should avoid minoxidil. Doctors often prescribe FDA-approved medications to treat medical conditions other than those for which the drug was approved. A dermatologist may prescribe one of the following medications to treat FPHL.
Each of these medications is a pill. Spironolactone speh-ren-no-LAK-tone : This medication is a diuretic, which has been prescribed for decades to treat hair loss. It is a common treatment for FPHL because it can help restore hair growth and prevent hair loss from worsening. Before taking spironolactone, be sure to tell your dermatologist about your medical conditions, including kidney and adrenal gland problems.
Also, be sure that your dermatologist knows all the medications and supplements you take. With any medication, side effects are possible. Ask your dermatologist about possible side effects that you might experience while taking one of these medications. Like minoxidil, once you stop taking a prescription medication, you lose the hair that grew.
This happens in about three to four months. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not take prescription hair-loss medicines. Pregnancy and hair-loss medications: All of these prescription medications may cause birth defects, so none of these is an option for women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Dermatologists recommend that all pre-menopausal women use birth control while taking one of these prescription medications. Hair transplant: Long used to treat hair loss in men, a hair transplant may be an option for some women with FPHL.
The hair transplant has come a long way since the days of hair plugs. Today, most hair transplants look completely natural. Not everyone is a good candidate for a hair transplant though. What kind of doctor should you consult about hair loss? Hair loss is a common condition. It can have several causes, which are sometimes difficult to identify. To combat hair loss effectively, you must consult a hair loss specialist quickly. Abnormal hair loss: signs to watch for.
Losing between 25 and 60 hairs a day is perfectly normal. In fact, it is the result of a physiological mechanism in which the scalp expels every day a small number of hairs considered to be in the telogen phase. New hairs, in the anagen phase, grow in their place. This is called the hair cycle.
If this hair loss is more severe and occurring back to back over a period of at least three months, you should consult your pharmacist or a doctor specializing in hair loss. Fighting against hair loss is very difficult without the help of these professionals.
Hair loss can be sudden and drastic, making it difficult to come up with an explanation. You might also have tests, such as the following: Blood test. This might help uncover medical conditions that can cause hair loss. Pull test. Your doctor gently pulls several dozen hairs to see how many come out. This helps determine the stage of the shedding process. Scalp biopsy. Your doctor scrapes samples from the skin or from a few hairs plucked from the scalp to examine the hair roots under a microscope.
This can help determine whether an infection is causing hair loss. Light microscopy. Your doctor uses a special instrument to examine hairs trimmed at their bases. Microscopy helps uncover possible disorders of the hair shaft. Hair transplant Open pop-up dialog box Close.
Hair transplant A typical hair transplant involves removing patches of hair from your head and reinserting the hair follicle by follicle into the bald sections. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references AskMayoExpert. Mayo Clinic; Malki L, et al. Variant PAD13 in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia. New England Journal of Medicine. Briggs JK. Hair loss. Triage Protocols for Aging Adults. Waloters Kluwer; Warner KJ. Allscripts EPSi.
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