What Causes a Bald Spot
Discovering hair thinning or a bald spot can be a stressful discovery. Bald spots can appear either suddenly or gradually, and it is natural to wonder what and how it happened. Sometimes bald spots are temporary, sometimes a process of aging, or genetics. Anyone can lose their hair, but it tends to be more common […]
Why Do I Need to Take Hair Loss Medications?
We often recommend medications like minoxidil and finasteride to clients experiencing various stages of hair loss. The reasons we prescribe oral and topical medications like these are to slow down progressive hair loss, prevent additional hair loss, and to stimulate hair growth. Medications can be used alone or in conjunction with other treatment modalities.
Is Gen Z Losing Hair?
Hair thinning and loss is something that many of us tie to age, and for good reason. Male and female pattern baldness, also known as androgenic alopecia, is a gradual form of hair loss that we most typically think of when someone is showing signs of going bald. In men, this manifests as a receding […]
What Is the Norwood Scale for Hair Loss?
The Hamilton-Norwood Scale classifies the stages of Androgenic alopecia, better known as male pattern baldness. It ranks the stages of balding from 1 to 7 – based on the severity and pattern of hair loss. Typically shortened to the “Norwood Scale,” doctors use this system to assess the progression of hair loss and to determine […]
Do Hot Showers Cause Hair Loss?
There are many factors that can cause or accelerate hair loss – stress, environmental, dietary, and genetic… for instance. The average person naturally sheds between 50 to 100 hairs per day, a natural process that should raise no concern. When you start to see more than that, it is time to investigate. One thing to […]
What Is Follicle Miniaturization and Should I Worry About It?
Perhaps your hair is not as thick, full, and soft as it used to be. Or maybe you’re experiencing significantly more shedding than you’ve seen in the past, and your hair just isn’t growing back like it did when you were younger. If this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing a process called hair follicle […]
Is Seafood Good For Hair Growth?
While some amount of hair loss is an inevitability for the vast majority of us as we age, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a number of things we can do in our day-to-day lives to help promote good hair health and keep our hair strong as long as we’re able to do so. Positive lifestyle […]
Do Beta Blockers Cause Hair Loss?
Beta blockers (also called beta-adrenergic blocking agents) are medications that lower blood pressure and can block the effects of adrenaline. They help widen veins and arteries to improve blood flow. They are generally prescribed to treat various cardiovascular conditions like high blood pressure, angina, and arrhythmias. These medications are great at what they do… but […]
Do Hair Straighteners Cause Hair Loss?
Everyone’s hair is a little different. For some, they have hair of a certain thickness and volume that is conducive to the styles they want to pursue. For others, unfortunately, hair thinning and loss can limit what they can do with their hair and go as far as impacting self-confidence… which could negatively impact other […]
Can Having A Hobby Help With Hair Loss?
January is National Hobby Month, a time to focus on our favorite pastimes and possibly even try a new one. From sports to gardening, from cooking to crafting, Americans spend an average of five hours each day on their hobbies. At first it may seem that hobbies are unrelated to hair loss, but you might […]