Hair loss, also known as alopecia, can be caused by various factors, including genetics, medical conditions, stress, and certain medications. It can manifest in different ways, ranging from gradual thinning to patchy baldness, and may be temporary or permanent. 

Causes of Hair Loss:

  • Heredity:

    Androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern baldness) is a common hereditary cause, often influenced by genetics and hormones. 

  • Medical Conditions:

    Alopecia areata (an autoimmune disease), thyroid disease, and infections can all contribute to hair loss. 

  • Stress:

    Stress, including emotional or physical stress, can trigger telogen effluvium, a temporary shedding of hair. 

  • Medications:

    Certain medications, such as those for blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease, can cause hair loss as a side effect. 

  • Lifestyle Factors:

    Poor diet, excessive stress, and certain hairstyles can also negatively impact hair health and contribute to hair loss. 

  • Other Factors:

    Aging, pregnancy, and childbirth can also lead to temporary or permanent hair loss. 

Alchemy Solutions for Hair loss

Consult with our Derm NP

This will include ———->Office visit, Medical history, Skin history, scalp analysis.

Regimen taylored for you

This typically includes———>Supplements, Dietary adjustments if needed, shampoo adjustment if appropriate

Microneedling with PRP or VAMP(vitamins, amino acids, minerals, PDRN—->salmon sperm)

Monthly for 3 months and then every three months

What Types of Hair Loss Are Not Reversible?

There are some forms of hair loss that cannot be reversed. If the skin’s hair follicles, which generate the individual hairs, have been too damaged by age, illness, or trauma, they will no longer be capable of growing hair. However, even in these cases, baldness is not inevitable and treatments are available. See below for treatment options.

TRICHOTILLOMANIA (hair-pulling disorder)

As mentioned above, hair growth usually resumes once the person has found other ways to cope with anxiety. However, depending on how long the person has been pulling out their hair, the follicles may be permanently damaged. If the damage is severe, hair growth cannot return.

After treating the underlying anxiety which usually accompanies this condition, a patient can see a hair restoration surgeon to learn the extent of the damage to the scalp and determine the best way to treat the hair loss. See below for treatment options.

TINEA CAPITIS (ringworm)

In severe cases where the fungus was left untreated, the hair loss can be permanent because of the damage to the follicles.

MALE PATTERN BALDNESS

This is the familiar pattern seen in men of thinning hair on the top of the head, which gradually leaves just a ring of hair around the back and sides of the head. It is hereditary and cannot be reversed, though surgical treatment is possible. See below for treatment options.

FEMALE PATTERN BALDNESS

Baldness in women appears as a thinning of hair on the top of the head, with the part appearing wider than before. This type of hair loss may or may not have a hereditary component. Most often it is caused by a combination of aging and an imbalance of male hormones.