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What is Alopecia?

June 2nd, 2008   Filed Under General  

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Alopecia is the medical term for what we all know as hair loss. This is not an illness it is simply a condition. It doesn’t affect the health of a person since most Alopecia sufferers are healthy and it doesn’t have any complications. But this doesn’t mean though that Alopecia should be taken lightly.

Alopecia is a condition that mostly has an effect on a person’s emotional well-being. Losing hair, usually in the scalp although some have experienced hair loss in other parts of the body, can be a tremendous blow to one’s self esteem and usually, a person lose confidence and find the situation embarrassing.

Alopecia generally starts with thinning hair on a certain spot. This is what we commonly call as a bald spot. For some people, this condition just cures itself and unfortunately, there is no known cure yet. But there are treatments available which can help stimulate hair growth, thus allowing hair to grow into the balding spot. But when treatment is discontinued, the bald spot will once again grow.

Also, it is still unknown what is causing alopecia to occur. Most experts agree that this is an autoimmune condition, whereas, a trigger occurs and the immune system attacks the hair follicles disallowing them to grow hair. Experts also agree that Alopecia can be hereditary. One in every five Alopecia sufferers has the condition in their family.

Alopecia treatments may vary depending upon the severity of the condition and the age of the afflicted person. It is highly recommended that a diagnosis should be done first by a qualified Alopecia expert.