Hairfall

Hair roots are very sensitive to bodily changes. Thus anything going wrong in the body can reflect on the hair leading to hair fall. Most of the internal disorders in their initial phases have absolutely no symptoms. Hair fall could be one of the earliest manifestations of such diseases. Generally in such cases hair begins to fall 1- 3 months before the problem or illness starts. Excessive hair loss may be due to several causes. The important of which are:

• Physiological:During pregnancy and after delivery.
• Improper diet habits leading to anaemia and other deficiencies.
• Chronic illness and wasting diseases e.g., T.B., Thyroid, Jaundice, Cancer etc.
• Drugs and chemicals: Side effects of certain drugs can cause hair fall in some people.
• Common drugs like oral contraceptives, drugs taken to control B.P, anti-thyroid drugs, pain killers etc.
• Excessive intake of vitamin A and drugs given for psychiatric disorders can also cause hair loss.
• Heredity:Common baldness is heredity and mainly seen in males.
• Hormonal imbalance.

Local causes:

• Infections of scalp like Tinea capitis, Dermatomyosis etc.
• Unhygienic scalp.
• Improper conditioning.

Other Causes:

• Excessive use of hair driers
• Hair dyes, gels, colors etc unsuitable to the hair.
• Perming.