Hair Loss 101
Millions of men and women in North America are faced with hair loss. The causes of hair loss vary, depending on age, hormones, illness and genetic disposition. Hair loss may also be caused by medication and stress or trauma. Below are some answers to common questions people have about hair loss:
Is it common for women to experience hair loss?
Hair loss is common for women - there are more than 30 million women experiencing hair loss in North America. Forty percent of all women will have some female pattern hair loss by the time they reach menopause.
Does wearing hats cause hair loss?
Many people think that wearing hats can cause hair loss, but this is not the case.
Is hair growth/hair loss affected by shaving, trimming, or cutting your hair?
Hair growth is genetically programmed and hair growth rate is not affected by close clipping, shaving, trimming, or cutting.
Can brushing my hair extensively make it stronger?
Excessive hair brushing can actually cause breakage and stress the hair. Ball-tipped or boar bristle brushes are recommended to prevent hair loss.
What is normal for daily hair loss?
It is normal to lose between 50 and 100 hairs per day from the scalp.
What is Androgenetic Alopecia?
Androgenetic Alopecia, commonly known as male or female pattern baldness, results from a genetic predisposition that makes follicles sensitive to the effect of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT builds up around the hair follicle, causing a shorter hair growth cycle and finer hair, and eventually killing both the hair follicle and causing the hair to fall out. This is the most common form of hair loss and affects both men and women.
What is Alopecia Areata?
Alopecia Areata is spotty hair loss, resulting in completely smooth areas or patches on the scalp about the size of a quarter coin or larger. In some cases, Alopecia Areata can turn in to Alopecia Universalis which is the complete loss of all scalp and body hair. This hair loss condition is most common in people under the age of 30. The cause of Alopecia Areata is unknown. However, for some patients, it resolves itself spontaneously, while for others it may last a lifetime.
What is Trichotillomania?
Trichotillomania is a compulsive type of disorder that causes people to pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, resulting in noticeable bald patches. It is currently defined as an impulse-control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified.. Trichotillomania is estimated to affect 1% to 2% of the population, or 4 to 11 million Americans, 90% of them women and children.
How can chemotherapy affect hair growth?
Chemotherapy can cause hair cells to stop dividing resulting in hair loss. In some cases, patients can lose up to 90% of their scalp hair. When the cancer treatment ends, the hair may possibly grow back or it may not.
What can I do about hair loss?
There are effective treatment options available to help you regain a fuller head of hair-and regain your self-confidence. To find the right treatment option for you, your age, type of hair loss, and your expectations, all factors must be considered. Hair Club offers customized treatment options based on these factors. Hair Club continually searches the world for new and better hair loss treatment technology, providing only proven hair loss treatments: the non-surgical Bio-Matrix Strand by Strand® Process, Microscopic Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, and EXT™ Extreme Hair Therapy.
Non-Surgical Bio-Matrix Strand by Strand® Process - Hair restoration doesn't have to involve surgery. The Bio-Matrix solution delivers natural results, thanks to Hair Club's exclusive and proprietary Strand by Strand® process. We closely examine the spiraling crown and thinning areas of your head and then add real human hair to your own. Our expert hair stylists will complete your look with the ideal cut and style for your hair, based on your facial shape, skin tone and features.
Microscopic Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation - Surgical hair restoration technology has evolved so much in recent years that hair can now be transplanted exactly the way it grows naturally. What this means for you is a look that was never before possible, a natural appearance and great-looking, healthy hair.
EXT® Extreme Hair Therapy - An intense hair loss prevention and restoration program that covers all the bases. It starts by rejuvenating your hair and ends with rejuvenating your life. The EXT program includes an FDA-approved hair regrowth agent, and is a hair loss remedy that works to stimulate hair growth in thinning areas and maintain the hair you have.
At Hair Club, our staff of hair loss experts can help you determine the right solution for you. Book your free microscopic hair and scalp analysis online [link to online form], request our free comprehensive brochure, or simply give us a call, (toll free) 888.888.8986. Start demanding more today.
Some Quick Facts about Hair
At Hair Club, when it comes to your hair, we want you to make the best possible choice. So we're giving you all the information and resources you need to do so. Now, what comes next in your exciting future is up to you.
Of the 100,000 hairs on your head, you need to lose about half before it's noticeable. And when that point is reached, most of the time you're not the only one who notices.
Losing 50-100 hairs a day is normal. It's when they don't grow back that things get rough. Which is why Hair Club steps in to help hundreds of thousands of clients change their hair count, and their lives.
Having, or not having hair, can have a greater impact than you think. In the United States, there has not been a bald President elected since the television age began.
What hair is |
 Hair has two separate parts: the follicle and the hair shaft. The follicle lies below the scalp and produces the hair strand that you see growing out of your head. The follicle is alive. The hair strand is not. It's simply made up of fragile, dead cells that have no regenerative properties. |
How hair grows |
 Hair grows from the follicle at an average rate of a half an inch per month. Each hair grows for about four to seven years, after which it enters a "resting phase" and then falls out. A new hair begins growing in its place anywhere between three weeks and three months later. At any given time about 85 percent of hair is growing and 15 percent is resting. |
