How Much Hair Loss is Too Much?
You are probably wondering how much is normal to lose and how much is too much. It is normal for a women to lose between fifty and one hundred strands of hair a day. If you consistently notice what seems to be a significantly larger amount of hair fall than this, or you have a noticeable thinning of the crown or overall scalp area, you are most likely experiencing excessive female hair loss.
Female Pattern Baldness Classification
There are several ways in which women's hair loss can occur. The
first and most common way is when the hair begins to thin from the
top in a gradual manner, directly behind the hair line. This is
referred to as the Ludwig pattern. The second most common way that
hair is lost is when the women experiences hair loss due to telogen
effluvium. With this condition, hair is lost in a pattern so that
the hair thins from the front hairline to the crown. Another common
pattern in in female hair loss is when it occurs throughout the
entire scalp. This hair loss pattern is referred to as diffuse alopecia,
and is by far the most serious female hair loss pattern. Another
rare way in which hair loss can occur is in a “Christmas tree
pattern,” where the hair thins in a zigzagged sort of pattern
on the top.
Why Does This Happen, and How Do I Treat it?
There is much scientific evidence that supports the role of DHT
in the gradual thinning and miniaturization of hair follicles in
approximately 85% of all reported cases of female hair loss. DHT
is a natural hormone in the body that bids to the hair follicle
and causes deterioration, gradually reducing the hair follicle to
miniaturized, and creating 'peach fuzz' on the scalp. Once a hair
follicle has been damaged by DHT to that extent, it is irreversible.
By preventing DHT buildup on the scalp, you can in turn, prevent
the binding of that hormone to the your hair follicles, slowing
or even reversing hair loss.
Do hair transplants work for everyone who experiences female hair loss?
Although it would be wonderful if hair transplants worked for everybody who received them that were going through hair loss, this is not the case. Ultimately this procedure is very expensive, and out of the budget range for most people. The majority of the time, these restoration techniques work the best for women whose hair has been lost that are in the Ludwig pattern. Ladies that experience diffuse alopecia pattern or thinning hair along the crown area are not suitable candidates for hair transplants.