Monday, 20 August 2012

PREVENT YOUR HAIR & REPAIR

ALOPECIA / Hair-Loss
 Baldness :Excessive hair loss from your scalp and can be the result of heredity, certain medications or an underlying medical condition. Anyone — men, women and children — can experience hair loss.
The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. The most common type is pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). It accounts for about 95 percent of hair loss from the scalp.
Types of alopecia :
Non scarring alopecia
Androgenic alopecia
·         After puberty in males, later in females presents as gradually thinning of hair at the hairline or on
Telogen effluvium
·         Diffuse scalp hair loss following pregnancy, change in birth control pills, stress, medications vertex
Anagen effluvium
Diffuse hair loss, as in telogen effluvium, but more rapid and pronounced, Usually caused by anti-neoplastic agents
Alopecia Areata
·         May associated with autoimmune disease
·         Hair loss in localized rounded patches
Scarring alopecia
Tinea capitus,
Acne keloidalis
Pseudopelade of brocq
·         Presents with smooth, shiny, hairless scalp patches with absence of hair follicles
·         Primary or end stage inflammatory disease conditio
Discoid lupus erythematosus , Pseudofolliculitis barbae
·         Inflammatory response to ingrown beard

Folliculitis decalvans
·         Occurs in the scalp or beard
·         Merging of pustular hair follicle
Dissecting cellulitis
·         Boggy subcutaneous chronic scalp inflammation/infectio
Neoplasms and infections,Lichen planopilaris
Scleroderma, lymphoma, and Sarcoidosis may manifest as a scarring hair loss
Causes of alopecia
·         Genetic predisposition – family history of hair loss increases the risk.
·         Autoimmune disease – some times hair loss associated with some autoimmune disease like SLE, vitiligo etc
·         Hormonal disorders – can also occur in the condition in which there is hormonal disturbances occurs in the body like hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism.
·         Skin diseases – skin diseases like psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis commonly causes hair loss.
·         Radiation therapy or chemotherapy – in certain diseases like cancer causes severe hair loss
·         Nutritional deficiency – nutritional deficiencies like deficiency of iron, vitamins, zinc causes hair loss.
·         Excessive combing – may cause hair loss from scalp.
·         Burns – burns anywhere in the skin causes loss of hair.
·         Menopauses – hair loss is very common in the menopausal age of women.
·         Other causes – mainly include high grade fever, major surgery, haemorrhage, certain drug intake, starvation, chemical exposure, renal dysfunction etc.
·         Medical conditions – such as thyroid disorders, diabetes, lupus, anorexia, anemia, ringworm, infections
·         Faulty nutrition- (iron, or protein deficiency)
·         Medical treatments – such as chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, antidepressants, antihypertensive drugs, blood thinners
·         Stress conditions
·         Hormonal changes as in the period of pregnancy, after child birth, and during menopause.
·         Using much chemicals or hair dye
·         Frequent and excessive shampooing
·         Combing hair when wet
Generally immune system protects our body from foreign substances, such as bacteria, and viruses, in alopecia the white bold cells of immune system attack the rapidly growing cells in the hair follicle. The hair production slows and follicles shrink.
Diagnosis of alopecia
Diagnosis of alopecia is usually based on appearance and pattern of hair loss. A skin biopsy may be required to diagnose other reason behind alopecia.
Some medications may help hair grow back, at least temporarily; however none of these treatments have been found to prevent hair loss. Treatment of alopecia mainly includes local application of corticosteroids, anti inflammatory drugs to suppress immune system.
Other treatments include causing a irritant or allergic reaction to promote hair growth; drugs treatments; and photo-chemotherapy in which a person is give a light sensitive drug, then is exposed to a ultraviolet light source. This treatment has found to promote hair growth, but risk of skin cancer is also involved in this.

Homeopathy Treatment  of Alopecia:
Natrum muriaticum [Nat-m]
Has the symptoms of easy falling out of the hair; it falls out when touched or combed. This is quite frequently seen in nursing home. Carbo vegetabilis has falling of hair after parturition or severe illness. Sepia has losing of hair after chronic headaches.

Phosphorus [Phos]
Bald spots on the head, which are dry and scaly, are characteristic of Phosphorus. Dandruff, roots of hair get gray and the hair comes out in bunches. Graphites cures bald spots on the sides of the head. The head sweats easily. The most important remedy in alopecia areata.


Phosphoric acid [Ph-ac]
Falling of hair from general debility. Fluoric acid. Falling of hair from syphilis. As near specific as is possible. Arsenicum. Bald spots near the forehead; the scalp is covered with dry scales. Vinca minor. Falling of the hair with great itching of the scalp.
As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several remedies are available to treat alopecia that can be selected on the basis of cause, sensations and modalities of the complaints.  For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. There are following remedies which are helpful in the treatment of alopecia
Acidum flour – alopecia of old age or a prematurely aged due to syphilis, falling of hair in patches, hair fall due to typhoid fever
Selenium met – falling of hair of head, eyebrows, eyelashes and other part of the body
Arsenic album – alopecia due to use of metallic arsenic, scalp itches intolerable. Circular patches of bare spots, hair fall in debilitated persons.
Silicea – for premature alopecia
Natrum Mur – falling of hair after delivery, of a child its nursing
Sepia – falling of hair in pregnancy
Pix liquida – alopecia due to diseases of scalp, Intense scratching of scalp which bleeds on scratching
Thuja – chronic baldness due to dandruff, much itching of the scalp
Graphites – herpetic dandruff, scalp scaly with much itching, burning on vertex, falling of hair
Mancinella – loss of hair after a severe acute disease
Phosphorous – hair fall copious, falls out in clouds, itching of scalp, falling of hair in bunches
Vinca minor – hair loss, sharp and well defined, circumscribed patches which leave the scalp smooth and white or gray hair may grow on the bald spots like white wool.
Psorinum – hair fall with much dandruff, dandruff smells badly
Wiesbaden – the hair grows rapidly and become darker by the use of this remedy.
Ferrum phos – falling of hair from head due to anemia
Sanicula – scaly dandruff all over the scalp, eye brows, and other hairy parts
Acid phos – hair fall after an exhausting disease, hair fall from head, eyebrows, and eyelashes
Calcaria phos – falling of hair in bunches on combing
Lachesis – hair fall during pregnancy
Ammonium Mur – falling of hair with dandruff
Ustilago – baldness due to syphilis
Kali carb – hair fall due to dandruff and dryness of scalp
Sulphur – hair fall in nursing women
Nitric acid- hair fall due to syphilis or gonorrhea
Medorrhinum – falling of hair with itching of scalp
Carbo veg – hair fall during pregnancy
Sphingurus mar. – falling of hair from the body/facial hair

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