WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HAIR LOSS FROM THE BEST HAIR TRANSPLANT CLINIC IN KOLKATA

Alopecia or hair loss in common term, refers to a medical condition where sudden loss of hair is obtained from different parts of body, mostly head resulting in bald spots. In recent days, most young men in metropolises, becomes a victim of Alopecia due to humidity and pollution. But don’t worry people; in this new age of optimized technologies hair transplant in Kolkata has become much cheaper and much advanced.

But before going through any procedure we should know what the types of Alopecia are:

ALOPECIA AREATA:

In this case the bald spot generally starts from being a small round or oval coin sized patch on the crown of the head at may lead to a much bigger patch or complete hair loss. But in most case it remains patchy.

ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA:

It starts with thinning of hair and receding hairline which ultimately leads to balding of crown. Yet in this case the hair in the side and back of the hair remains as usual.

ALOPECIA TOTALIS:

This is the advanced form of alopecia areata where the hair loss affects the scalp totslly leading to complete baldness.

ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS:

This is the maximum and rarest form of Alopecia Areata where the hair fallout from every part of the body including eyebrows and eyelashes.

ALOPECIA BARBAE (also known as Beard Alopecia):

This is the type of Alopecia found in men which results in loss of beard instead of hair in the scalp.

CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA:

It is also a rare form of alopecia where the scalp gets scarred due to the hair loss damaging the hair follicles. Unfortunately due to the damaged hair follicles the hair doesn’t grow back in that particular area.

POSTPARTUM ALOPECIA:

Also known as postpartum telogen effluvium is the kind of alopecia which happens in women after giving birth. Sometimes the hair loss becomes severe and noticeable. But since this happens due to temporary hormonal imbalance, the hair starts to grow back within a year.

TRACTION ALOPECIA:

Mostly seen in women and Punjabi men in India, due to braiding or tight styling of hair regularly which leads to permanent damage of hair. If the hair line receding becomes noticeable, the best solution should be reconsidering the hairstyle.