It may not be what we want but hair loss is quite a normal bodily function. There are too many reasons to list here as causes for but be assured it affects many, many millions of men, women and children around the world. If you loss your hair, the correct medical term for this occurrence is Alopecia. Male pattern hair loss is the most common form, representing close to 95 percent of all cases in men; and due to a hereditary condition: Androgenic Alopecia.

What most people don’t know that is if your hair loss is only moderate, it may be that your eating habits are causing the problem and your diet needs to be assessed. Other reasons can the result of hormonal imbalance, stress or mental tension, chemicals or perhaps a cosmetic reaction. Please note that if your hair follicles are undamaged then there is a good chance that your condition may only be temporary; it is only when the follicles are damaged that the problem can become permanent. Surprisingly, women account for nearly 4 in every 10 sufferers in America today; so it is not, as commonly thought, a male problem.

Many women’s hair loss may be caused by a thyroid condition which seems to affect them more often later in life. By the time they reach sixty, forty percent of women around the world will have experienced loss of some form or another. Another period where women may suffer some hair loss that is not age related is during and after pregnancy. In the USA for example, around thirty million women suffer from female pattern hereditary baldness, something that is normally considered a male problem.

A new but a treatment that is becoming increasingly popular is surgical hair restoration; it is considered the ultimate solution for those who suffer with permanent hair loss. The treatment uses a technique to transplant hair follicles from a healthy area of the scalp to an area where the follicles are dead. Now the most common hair transplant treatment for men, it is carried out as an out-patient basis under local anesthetic. It is now possible for women to enjoy this hair restoration treatment that men have been using but it is becoming popular for women who also wish to hide some scarring caused by previous facelifts.

When you are having hair transplant therapy it may be tempting to try and change your appearance but the best course of action is to try and stay as much like your original appearance. For a person planning on having hair transplant surgery, all current health issues must be cleared up before any treatment can commence. Although hair restoration is considered a cosmetic treatment, there are different aspects involved it and must not be confused with other types of cosmetic procedure. If all other hair treatment therapies have failed then it’s possible that a surgical hair transplant might be the only permanent solution available for your hair loss condition.