Posts Tagged ‘excessive hair loss’
Androgenic Alopecia (Androgenetic Alopecia) in Women (For Professionals)
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Androgenetic (androgenic) alopecia in women (for professionals) Androgenetic alopecia and to a lesser extent Telogen effluvium are the two most frequent causes of hair loss in women. To make the diagnosis: General examination of the scalp evaluate the distribution of the hair loss are hair follicles present? traction (does the hair go away easily?) evaluate […]
Hair loss (alopecia)
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Why do we lose hairs ? Normal hair grows in cycles and goes through 3 stages: A growing phase (anagen) A resting phase (catagen) A falling phase (telogen) At any time, it may be normal for a person to lose as many as 50 hairs a day and […]