16/04/2022
What is pathological hair loss?
Physiological hair loss: Normally, each hair can live about 8 months to 5 years. So, in a life cycle, hair will gradually age, weaken and fall is normal.
A healthy person can lose between 50 and 100 hairs per day. After hair loss, a new amount of hair will be grown to replace, compensate for the number of hairs that have been lost to ensure a stable thickness for the hair.
Pathological hair loss: When the amount of hair loss is more than 100 hairs/day, it is called alopecia areata. Identify pathological hair loss by some symptoms such as:
Hair loss is a lot (over 100 hairs/day), especially when washing hair, waking up and when brushing and combing hair, the amount of hair clinging to it is more than usual.
When my hair grows, it will grow weak, thin, curly or even no hair
Thin, sparse hair can clearly see the scalp in women.
Hair falls out in patches, which can cause mild male pattern baldness.