Contest! // Alopecia

Salam and love to dear friends. Friends, how are you doing? I am doing fairly well.I will be discuss alopecia in this post. This illness is extremely harm for our precious hairs.. I will talk about its types and treatments as well. So please, friends, join me. I want to express my gratitude to the Healthy Steem community and @khursheedanwar for this contest.

What is alopecia?

Alopecia is the medical word that is used for hair loss. This can affect any hair having area in the body, the scalp is where it is mostly observed. Alopecia comes in different forms. Each have its own causes and hair loss patterns. Its some common forms are

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• Alopecia Areata
• Androgenetic Alopecia
• Alopecia Totalis
• Alopecia Universalis
• Telogen Effluvium

Write about patterns of alopecia?

The patterns of Alopecia are: Androgenetic alopecia: This is also known as male/female pattern baldness. It is characterized by diffuse thinning at the crown in women and gradual thinning and receding hairlines in men.
Alopecia areata: When hairs are patchy this stage starts.
Alopecia totalis: In this form the total hair loss on the scalp.

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Alopecia universalis: In this we face complete hair loss on the body.
Telogen effluvium: It is come widespread thinning after illness or mentally stress.
Traction alopecia: It is the result of increased hair stress. This comes due to tight hairs tyles.
Every pattern has different causes and stages of development and have specialized management and treatment strategies.

Write about treatment of alopecia?

Treatment for Alopecia depend on its nature.

• In androgenetic alopecia medications such as finasteride and minoxidil stimulate hair growth.
• Corticosteroids can be injected or applied topically to treat Alopecia areata,biologics and topical immunotherapy are new therapies for more severe cases.

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• Phototherapy, often known as light therapy. It can promote hairs growth.
• In the case of permanent hair loss, hair transplants. These are a possibility for cosmetic coverage, non medical options include wigs and hairpieces.
• When it comes to telogen effluvium, the treatment underlying causes like stress or nutritional deficit is essential.

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The psychological effects of supportive counseling can be mitigated, mproving the overall effectiveness of treatment.