Dermatologist and Heavy Hair Fall - Alopecia
Alopecia, which means heavy hair fall , is a symptom that can correspond to many pathologies, a fairly large set of cases. Faced with alopecia, the dermatologist asks himself several questions : Is it congenital ? Is it diffused or localized ? And finally is it scarring (regrowth is impossible) or not scarring (phenomenon with a possible regrowth possible)? The scalp has an average of 150,000 hairs . The hair grows an average of 0.35 mm per day, or 1 cm per month. Every day between 50 and 80 hairs are physiologically renewed and it is considered that in excess of 100 hairs lost daily the fall is to be considered pathological. What is non-scarring alopecia? The main cause among many different causes of hair loss is what is called telogen effluvium. This is a temporary hair loss, it can be seasonal (in the fall), take place after a delivery or a change of pill in women or after a high fever ... These hair loss can also be due for example to a thyroid problem, a drug or ...