Types of Hair Loss

Question 1

Some women experience a “loss of hair” after having a baby

Answer 1

Postpartum Alopecia

Question 2

Sudden loss of hair in round or irregular patches without display of an inflamed scalp

Answer 2

Alopecia Areata

Question 3

Premature shedding of hair in the resting phase (telogen) can result from various causes such as childbirth, shock, drug intake, fever, etc.

Answer 3

Telogen Effluvium

Question 4

Hair loss due to repetitive traction on the hair by pulling or twisting

Answer 4

Traction or Traumatic Alopecia

Question 5

Excessive hair loss, may be caused by a fungal or bacterial infection or inflammatory disease of the scalp

Answer 5

Alopecia

Question 6

A combination of heredity, hormones and age that causes progressive shrinking or miniaturization, of certain scalp follicles. This shrinking causes a shortening of the hairs growing cycle. Over time the active stage becomes shorter and the resting phase becomes longer.

Answer 6

Androgenetic Alopecia