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Hair loss, no matter how undesirable, is inevitable and quite natural. There are many reasons why a person can lose hair but the problem is extremely common an untold millions of people are affected by it worldwide. If you loss your hair, the correct medical term for this occurrence is Alopecia. The most common type of hair loss in men is genetic; known as male pattern baldness, it affects close to 95 percent of males.

Moderate hair loss on the other hand which is obviously rarer may simply be a matter of adjusting your diet. There are other reasons though, some of which you may know including: mental tension, stress, hormonal imbalance or perhaps an over exposure to chemicals or cosmetics. 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.

In fact, hair loss is also common among women as they age although with women a thyroid condition is one of the more common causes. It is not just in America where four in every ten women will suffer from it because this is a global figure for women by the time they reach sixty. 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. Healthy hair follicles are transplanted from one area of the scalp to an area where the hair follicles have died. Now the most common hair transplant treatment for men, it is carried out as an out-patient basis under local anesthetic. Facelift surgery can often leave scarring so many women are using the same hair transplant treatment that men are to disguise these scars; or when they have lost their hair for other reasons.

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. Hair restoration therapy comes under the general umbrella of cosmetic surgery but aspects of it are completely different form other cosmetic treatments. 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.